CalTrout’s Nigiri Project is in full swing. The fish are in the fields and another year of the study is underway. Join us on Knaggs Ranch for an open house on Friday, February 26th between 1 – 4 p.m.
For the first time, the agricultural floodplain habitat experiment will compare food web productivity and fish growth in three different kinds of river habitat. As in years past, for the course of the experiment, a group of juvenile Chinook salmon will be raised on flooded rice field in Yolo Bypass. This year, a second group will be held in pens floating in the Bypass’ agricultural canal and a third group will be held in floating pens in the nearby Sacramento River. The experiment began February 19 and fish will be released after approximately four weeks.
Join us and learn, first hand, how your support is helping to ensure Central Valley Chinook will be around for generations to come.
To read the full Sacramento Bee article, click here.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to jaspezia@gmail.com.
Attendees will drive directly to Knaggs Ranch. See directions below.
From the Bay Area:
Take I-80 East to CA-113 North (Woodland)
Exit onto CA-113 North (signs for Woodland) continue for 11 miles
Take Exit 37 for Main St toward Downtown/Woodland
Turn Right onto E Main St., continue for 1.1 miles
Turn Left onto County Rd. 102, continue for 4 miles
Turn Right onto County Rd 17 and continue 2.5 miles past the No Trespassing sign and up on to the levee
Turn Right onto the levee and continue 2 miles until you reach blue container beneath white windmill at Knaggs Ranch
Parking is available beside the blue container Knaggs Ranch
From Sacramento:
Take I-5 North
Take Exit 536 for County Rd 102 (just before Woodland)
Turn Right onto County Rd 102 and continue for 4.1 miles
Turn Right onto County Rd 17 and continue 2.5 miles past the No Trespassing signs and up onto the levee
Right onto the Levee and continue south for 2 miles until you reach the blue shipping container beneath the white windmill at Knaggs Ranch
Parking is available beside the blue container
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Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
Robert Lusardi is the California Trout/UC Davis Wild and Coldwater Fish Researcher focused on establishing the basis for long-term science specific to California Trout’s wild and coldwater fish initiatives. His work bridges the widening gap between academic science and applied conservation policy, ensuring that rapidly developing science informs conservation projects throughout California. Dr. Lusardi resides at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and works closely with Dr. Peter Moyle on numerous projects to help inform California Trout conservation policy. His recent research interests include Coho salmon on the Shasta River, the ecology of volcanic spring-fed rivers, inland trout conservation and management, and policy implications of trap and haul programs for anadromous fishes in California.
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Wow! Just missed your open house for the Nigiri project. Will you be hosting another update in early April when the fish are released into the Sacramento River. I belong to a fishing club, San Jose Flycasters, that supports Cal Trout.
Regards, Ken Imatani