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.
FEATURED STORIES
From the field, in the lab, at the capitol.
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Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective Awards $1 Million for CalTrout Dam Removal Efforts
Read more →: Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective Awards $1 Million for CalTrout Dam Removal EffortsIn September 2023, Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective awarded California Trout $1 million over three years to support work to remove dams on the Eel River,…
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CalTrout and Partners Applaud Governor Newsom for Signing AB 809 Into Law
Read more →: CalTrout and Partners Applaud Governor Newsom for Signing AB 809 Into LawLong-term fish monitoring programs in California have often struggled to receive adequate attention and funding. However, we are thrilled to share that CalTrout co-sponsored…
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Sonar Technology Provides More Accurate Counts of Eel River Salmonids
Read more →: Sonar Technology Provides More Accurate Counts of Eel River SalmonidsThe numbers are in on salmonids for the 2022-2023 season in the South Fork Eel River! This river is a salmon and steelhead stronghold…
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Support the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Campaign
Read more →: Support the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary CampaignThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) is pursuing a new marine sanctuary in Central California to be managed in partnership with the Chumash…
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New Project on Alameda Creek will Expand Access for Salmonids
Read more →: New Project on Alameda Creek will Expand Access for SalmonidsLast year, for the first time in over fifty years, Chinook salmon and steelhead were able to access the upper Alameda Creek watershed. Soon,…
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Why Nature’s Infrastructure Works Better Than Ours
Read more →: Why Nature’s Infrastructure Works Better Than OursAcross the state, fish, wildlife, and people are dependent on infrastructure for habitat, drinking water, and electricity – but at times, as witnessed on…