Juvenile Coho Salmon Observed Above Former Dam Site on Cedar Creek, Tributary to South Fork Eel River
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!
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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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Cochran Creek Restoration Gives Humboldt Bay Fish a Place to Live
Read more →: Cochran Creek Restoration Gives Humboldt Bay Fish a Place to LiveBays and estuaries across California provide important habitat for anadromous fish to grow and nurture their young before transitioning to life in the sea.…
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Cold-Water Refuge Unlocked for South Fork Eel River Steelhead and Salmon
Read more →: Cold-Water Refuge Unlocked for South Fork Eel River Steelhead and SalmonSteelhead across California are in desperate need of refuge from rising water temperatures, falling water levels, and predation by invasive species. In the South…
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Removal of Klamath Dams to Restore River Basin
Read more →: Removal of Klamath Dams to Restore River BasinThe Klamath River Basin was once home to one of the West’s most prolific salmon fisheries. But for more than a century, efforts to…
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The Last Days of the Klamath River Dams
Read more →: The Last Days of the Klamath River DamsPatagonia recently published “Born With This,” a story following CalTrout’s Michael Wier and Andrew Braugh down the river as they recount the historic importance…
