Integrate Wild Fish and Working Landscapes
Balance the Needs of Wild Fish and People
Home | Key Initiatives | Integrate Wild Fish and Working LandscapesBalance the needs of fish and people by reestablishing resilient wild fish populations within managed landscapes.
Over the last century and a half California’s population has ballooned to over 40 million people and the state’s rivers and landscapes have been irrevocably altered. As a result, wild fish populations have suffered, with 45% of the state’s native salmonids on a trajectory toward extinction in the next 50 years if current trends continue. For our native species to not just survive but thrive, we must incorporate a scientific understanding of natural process into our management of working landscapes. We are investing in innovative ways to balance landscapes to support both wild fish and human interests.

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Integrate Wild Fish and Working Landscapes
Bay Area Outreach and Education
Bay Area
Increase outreach overall to youth, members, fly clubs, and others about our efforts in the Bay Area and statewide.
Learn MoreCentral Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership
Central Valley
Working together for salmon and steelhead habitat restoration
Learn MoreElk River Recovery Project
North Coast
At over 3,600 sq. miles, the Eel River watershed is the third largest watershed entirely in California. While the majority of the watershed is privately owned and managed for timber production, and...
Learn MoreFish Food on Floodplain Farm Fields
Central Valley
By comparing and contrasting hydrologic conditions and aquatic food web dynamics across the spectrum of existing wetland habitat types (i.e., river channel, managed wetlands, farm fields and...
Learn MoreFlood Infrastructure Retrofits
Central Valley
Retrofit flood infrastructure in the Tisdale and Sutter bypasses to enhance fish passage; improve water use efficiency; create floodplain rearing habitat for endangered salmonids; and increase...
Learn MoreFloodplain Salmon Habitat Credit Development
Central Valley
Develop on-farm water management practices that benefit native fish species and the aquatic ecosystems on which they depend for use in agriculture conservation incentive programs.
Learn MoreLittle Shasta River Flow Enhancement Project
Mt. Shasta-Klamath
In 2017, CalTrout partnered with the Hart Ranch on the Little Shasta River and completely retooled the ranch’s irrigation infrastructure. By replacing leaky pipes and valves, improving water...
Learn MoreNapa River Restoration
Bay Area
Build a stakeholder outreach video to share with key stakeholders in the Napa watershed to expand voluntary floodplain restoration expansion.
Learn MoreNigiri Project
Central Valley
Scientifically demonstrate that productivity created by shallow inundation of floodplains is foundational to supporting self-sustaining populations of fish and wildlife in the Central Valley.
Learn MoreSanta Margarita Ecological Reserve Steelhead Habitat Improvement
South Coast
This project will improve steelhead habitat in the Santa Margarita River through non-native aquatic species removal, invasive vegetation removal and sediment reduction.
Learn MoreScott Bar Fish Passage
Mt. Shasta-Klamath
By implementing the Scott River Mill Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project, California Trout will restore access for returning adult coho salmon to approximately seven miles of spawning and rearing...
Learn MoreScott River Restoration
Mt. Shasta-Klamath
Recover salmonid populations in the Scott River, a key mid-Klamath River tributary and nursery, by restoring spawning and rearing habitat, in-stream flows, water quality, and other ecological...
Learn MoreSecuring South Bay Stream Flows for Steelhead
Bay Area
Ensure adequate streamflows are returned to key South Bay streams.
Learn MoreShasta-Scott Safe Harbor
Mt. Shasta-Klamath
Recover salmonid populations in the Shasta River, a key mid-Klamath River tributary and nursery, by restoring spawning and rearing habitat, in-stream flows, water quality, and other ecological...
Learn MoreSouthern Steelhead Coalitions
South Coast
CalTrout leads two Southern California steelhead coalition with the goal to augment and in some cases re-establish stable steelhead populations in designated high priority rivers of Southern...
Learn MoreWalker Creek Coho Salmon Research and Monitoring
Bay Area
Adequately understand streamflows, water temperatures, and food web in Walker Creek to identify potential limiting factors for coho salmon.
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