From the Capitol to California’s Rivers: CalTrout’s 2026 Policy Progress
With California’s 2026 legislative session at an end, we’re taking a moment to celebrate progress for the state’s native fish, rivers, and watersheds and look ahead to the work still to come.
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From the field, in the lab, at the capitol.
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Capitol Corner: 2023 with CalTrout’s Legal & Policy Team
Read more →: Capitol Corner: 2023 with CalTrout’s Legal & Policy Team2023 was a busy year for CalTrout’s Legal and Policy team — from speaking at events and workshops, to co-sponsoring a bill that was…
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Nature-like fishway in Big Chico Creek will give salmonids a chance in a warming world
Read more →: Nature-like fishway in Big Chico Creek will give salmonids a chance in a warming worldThe Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project will create a path for anadromous and other migratory native fish to travel upstream into critical cold-water habitat. Learn…
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San Mateo Creek Could Provide Another Opportunity for Southern Steelhead to Rebound
Read more →: San Mateo Creek Could Provide Another Opportunity for Southern Steelhead to ReboundSan Mateo Creek offers prime spawning habitat for Southern steelhead, but the watershed currently has invasive fish which outcompete steelhead for resources. In December…
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New Bridge Unlocks Fish Habitat on Scott River Tributary
Read more →: New Bridge Unlocks Fish Habitat on Scott River TributaryIn December 2023, CalTrout and our partners restored access to three miles of anadromous habitat in Mill Creek – the lowermost tributary to the…
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Action Alert: Tell PG&E To Urgently Remove Eel River Dams
Read more →: Action Alert: Tell PG&E To Urgently Remove Eel River DamsPG&E released the initial draft of its plan to remove two dams on the Eel River, and we need your help to ask PG&E to…
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Juvenile Coho Salmon Observed Above Former Dam Site on Cedar Creek, Tributary to South Fork Eel River
Read more →: Juvenile Coho Salmon Observed Above Former Dam Site on Cedar Creek, Tributary to South Fork Eel RiverIn 2022, CalTrout and our partners removed a dam on Cedar Creek, increasing access to approximately nine miles of high-quality habitat previously inaccessible to…