Reconnect Habitat

March 8, 2024

Wild Klamath River Fish Unaffected by Hatchery Fish Mortality Event, Karuk Tribe Reports

March 8, 2024
The Karuk Tribe Fisheries Department reports that fish collected in the mainstem Klamath near the Scott River are healthy and strong, and wild Klamath River fish were unaffected by the hatchery fish mortality event.
March 6, 2024

Klamath River Begins to Find its Way Home

March 6, 2024
Klamath dam removal progresses: reservoir drawdown concludes, revegetation begins, and conditions throughout the entire system are slowly improving as predicted.
January 31, 2024

New Bridge on Santa Margarita River Will Enhance Important Steelhead Migration Corridor

January 31, 2024
Soon endangered Southern steelhead will be able to access all 29 miles of the Santa Margarita River. In June 2024, CalTrout and our partners will re-start construction on a new steel bridge that provides climate smart solutions for both fish and people. 
January 12, 2024

Reservoir Drawdown Begins for Klamath River Dam Removal

January 12, 2024
The next big step in Klamath River dam removal is here: reservoir drawdown. On January 11, 2024, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation initiated the drawdown process by opening the low-level outlet tunnel in the Iron Gate Dam.
December 19, 2023

Nature-like fishway in Big Chico Creek will give salmonids a chance in a warming world

December 19, 2023
The 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 more about what the project will look like and how you can stay connected!
December 11, 2023

New Bridge Unlocks Fish Habitat on Scott River Tributary

December 11, 2023
In December 2023, CalTrout and our partners restored access to three miles of anadromous habitat in Mill Creek - the lowermost tributary to the Scott River - for the first time since the 1980s!
November 30, 2023

Action Alert: Tell PG&E To Urgently Remove Eel River Dams

November 30, 2023
PG&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 urgently remove both dams by submitting a unique comment by December 22, 2023.
November 29, 2023

Juvenile Coho Salmon Observed Above Former Dam Site on Cedar Creek, Tributary to South Fork Eel River

November 29, 2023
In 2022, CalTrout and our partners removed a dam on Cedar Creek, increasing access to approximately nine miles of high-quality habitat previously inaccessible to juvenile salmon and steelhead. Recently, we observed juvenile coho salmon above the former dam site!
November 17, 2023

PG&E Confirms Plan to Begin Full Removal of Eel River Dams

November 17, 2023
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) released the initial draft of its plan to remove two dams on the Eel River which calls for the complete and expeditious removal of most of the Potter Valley Project facilities. Dam removal will make the Eel California’s longest free-flowing river and would reconnect salmon and steelhead with almost 300 miles of cold-water habitat.
October 18, 2023

Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective Awards $1 Million for CalTrout Dam Removal Efforts

October 18, 2023
In September 2023, Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective awarded California Trout $1 million over three years to support work to remove dams on the Eel River, Battle Creek, and San Francisquito Creek. This includes PG&E’s Potter Valley Project dams, PG&E’s Battle Creek Hydroelectric Project dams, and Searsville Dam on Stanford University campus.
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