CalTrout News

October 30, 2023

Volunteer with CalTrout’s Trout in the Classroom Program

October 30, 2023
CalTrout is looking for members to become volunteers for our Trout in the Classroom program. The program runs over two months in the spring, and we are looking for volunteers to support classrooms in San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, and Fremont!
October 27, 2023

CalTrout Successfully Defends Petition to Protect Southern Steelhead in Court

October 27, 2023
California Trout is leading the effort to list Southern California steelhead as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. On October 25, 2023, we successfully defended this listing in California Superior Court in Los Angeles.
October 26, 2023

Threatened Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Receive Help in the Walker Basin

October 26, 2023
In the Walker Basin, part of the Lahontan cutthroat trout's native range, CalTrout is partnering on restoration projects to eliminate non-native trout populations from the system and help maintain native populations.
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.
October 18, 2023

CalTrout and Partners Applaud Governor Newsom for Signing AB 809 Into Law

October 18, 2023
Long-term fish monitoring programs in California have often struggled to receive adequate attention and funding. However, we are thrilled to share that CalTrout co-sponsored bill AB 809 was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom which will establish a dedicated program to support the long-term monitoring of California’s native salmon and steelhead trout populations.
September 28, 2023

Field Note: Where There is Water, There are Fish

September 28, 2023
This summer, Stanford University student Emily Winn joined our Mt. Shasta/Klamath region's team as an intern focused on the Source Water Springs Study. During her internship she had the opportunity to help out with a fish removal process along with many other field visits. We are so grateful that Emily chose to spend her summer with us!
September 28, 2023

Sonar Technology Provides More Accurate Counts of Eel River Salmonids

September 28, 2023
The numbers are in on salmonids for the 2022-2023 season in the South Fork Eel River! This river is a salmon and steelhead stronghold and represents one of the best opportunities to restore wild fish abundance. To inform our conservation work, CalTrout and our partners use sonar technology to more accurately estimate how many fish are in the system.
September 28, 2023

Episode 5: What Water Wants, with Erica Gies and Nick Bouwes

September 28, 2023
How are people around the world interacting with water? On our latest podcast episode, we talk with award-winning journalist Erica Gies about her book “Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge”. We also bring beavers into the conversation with Nick Bouwes, an aquatic ecologist.
September 20, 2023

Support the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Campaign

September 20, 2023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) is pursuing a new marine sanctuary in Central California to be managed in partnership with the Chumash Tribe. CalTrout encourages you to support the Northern Chumash Tribal Council’s originally nominated boundary.
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. 
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