Stream by Stream: Bringing Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Home to the Eastern Sierra
Across the Eastern Sierra, Lahontan cutthroat trout have lost 95% of their historic California habitat. CalTrout and partners are removing non-native trout, restoring stream conditions, and protecting genetically distinct populations across Rough, By-Day, Silver, and Slinkard creeks to revitalize these ecosystems and wildlife.
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CalTrout Secures NOAA Funding to Advance Multi-Year Restoration of the East Fork Scott River
Read more →: CalTrout Secures NOAA Funding to Advance Multi-Year Restoration of the East Fork Scott RiverCalTrout has been awarded funding from NOAA to restore streams and reconnect floodplains for coho salmon along the East Fork Scott River — a…
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The Barrier Is Gone: Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project Complete on Ótakim Séwi (Big Chico Creek)
Read more →: The Barrier Is Gone: Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project Complete on Ótakim Séwi (Big Chico Creek)After four years, the instream work for the Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project is complete, restoring access to 8.5 miles of critical cold-water habitat…
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CalTrout Receives Wildlife Conservation Board Grant to Advance Habitat Restoration on the Shasta River
Read more →: CalTrout Receives Wildlife Conservation Board Grant to Advance Habitat Restoration on the Shasta RiverBig Spring Ranch Habitat Implementation Grant will fund shovel-ready instream habitat projects at Big Springs Ranch, one of the Shasta River’s highest-priority spring-fed reaches.
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The Salmon Came Back: New Published Study Confirms Rapid Chinook Return in the Klamath River After the World’s Largest Dam Removal
Read more →: The Salmon Came Back: New Published Study Confirms Rapid Chinook Return in the Klamath River After the World’s Largest Dam RemovalLess than two years ago, four dams on the Klamath River were removed. This week, the first peer-reviewed science is out — published in…
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‘O Rew Comes Home: A Community Story
Read more →: ‘O Rew Comes Home: A Community StoryThis summer marks the culmination of a decades-long effort to reconnect people and wildlife with place, and with one other — the gates at…
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Construction Begins on Landmark Elk River Estuary Restoration Project, Creating a More Resilient Future for Fish, Farms, and Communities
Read more →: Construction Begins on Landmark Elk River Estuary Restoration Project, Creating a More Resilient Future for Fish, Farms, and CommunitiesConstruction is officially underway on the Elk River Estuary Restoration Project, marking a major milestone in a decades-long effort to restore one of Humboldt…