Bay Area

Desmond spent most of his life on the east coast between Washington, D.C. and  Miami, Florida. He graduated college in Miami and spent time up in Portland, Oregon before moving to Northern California about four years ago. He has experience working in grants management with NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service for the West Coast Region. Among other things, he enjoy sports, music (playing guitar and drums every now and then), reading, traveling, and enjoying the outdoors.

December 11, 2024

Desmond Gelman

December 11, 2024
Desmond spent most of his life on the east coast between Washington, D.C. and  Miami, Florida. He graduated college in Miami and spent time up in
January 31, 2024

Field Note: Creek Geeking with California Academy of Science Interns

January 31, 2024
Join CalTrout staff Will Ware and CalTrout-UC Davis Grad Student Alex Johanson as they share their work at Walker Creek with California Academy of Science interns.
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.
September 21, 2023

Sunol Valley Fish Passage Project on Alameda Creek

September 21, 2023
September 18, 2023

New Project on Alameda Creek will Expand Access for Salmonids

September 18, 2023
Last year, for the first time in over fifty years, Chinook salmon and steelhead were able to access the upper Alameda Creek watershed. Soon, these fish will be able to consistently swim even further upstream. CalTrout recently was invited to lead a barrier removal project in Sunol Valley to open more than 20 miles of stream to fish. 
April 27, 2023

A Successful Second Season: Trout in the Classroom

April 27, 2023
April 19, 2023

Field Note: Marin County’s Working Watershed

April 19, 2023
February 21, 2023

Will Ware

February 21, 2023
Will Ware earned his B.S. in Interdisciplinary Marine Science and M.S. in Coastal Science & Policy by exploring links between people and the environment with universities,
January 19, 2023

Walker Creek Outreach & Education Program

January 19, 2023
December 15, 2022

Salmon Return to Alameda Creek

December 15, 2022
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