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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EPA Weakens Protections for Wetlands and Streams
Read more →: EPA Weakens Protections for Wetlands and StreamsThe federal Environmental Protection Agency released new rules for the regulation of many of the wetlands, streams and seasonal creeks throughout the United States,…
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Restoration Amidst the Redwoods Provides Hope for Eel River Salmonids
Read more →: Restoration Amidst the Redwoods Provides Hope for Eel River SalmonidsThe Bull Creek watershed has incredible potential to support endangered salmonids – but the conditions in the creek are not yet quite right. Soon,…
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Did You Know Your Car’s Tires Could Be Harming Salmon?
Read more →: Did You Know Your Car’s Tires Could Be Harming Salmon?A recent study found a specific chemical often included in car tires to be the likely cause of death in coho salmon returning to…
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Klamath River Tributary Restoration Gives Salmon A Chance Before – and After – Dam Removal
Read more →: Klamath River Tributary Restoration Gives Salmon A Chance Before – and After – Dam RemovalOn the South Fork of the Scott River, a tributary to the Klamath, CalTrout and partners are beginning the fourth phase of a restoration…
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Students Imagine Possibilities for Public to Experience Malibu Creek Restoration
Read more →: Students Imagine Possibilities for Public to Experience Malibu Creek RestorationThe Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project will remove Rindge Dam and restore a key watershed. To imagine possibilities for an interpretive site, CalTrout reached…
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Dam Removal on the Eel is Closer Than Ever
Read more →: Dam Removal on the Eel is Closer Than EverCounty water agencies and a tribal government announced a last-minute conceptual plan for how a trans-basin water diversion from the Eel River to the…