Not Alone in the Fight: Southern Steelhead Symposium 2026
More than 130 scientists, Tribal members, agency staff, advocates, and anglers gathered at the 2026 Southern Steelhead Symposium to share restoration progress, fish count data, and strategies for recovery. With Southern steelhead sightings increasing after recent rains, participants celebrated collaboration while confronting climate change, funding uncertainty, and the risks of the coming wet season.
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From the field, in the lab, at the capitol.
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From the Capitol to California’s Rivers: CalTrout’s 2026 Policy Progress
Read more →: From the Capitol to California’s Rivers: CalTrout’s 2026 Policy ProgressWith California’s 2026 legislative session at an end, we’re taking a moment to celebrate progress for the state’s native fish, rivers, and watersheds and…
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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…