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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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…
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Restoring Fish Passage Through Partnership on Sulphur Creek
Read more →: Restoring Fish Passage Through Partnership on Sulphur CreekSulphur Creek restoration is complete, and it all started with a group of concerned landowners and community members taking action.
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Reimagining Lower Mammoth Creek: A Vision for Restoration and Community
Read more →: Reimagining Lower Mammoth Creek: A Vision for Restoration and CommunityCalTrout is making exciting strides on The Lower Mammoth Creek Habitat Restoration and Community Improvement Project, using nature-driven methods to restore the meadow ecosystem…
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An Aging Dam in Stanford’s Backyard — and Why it Must Go
Read more →: An Aging Dam in Stanford’s Backyard — and Why it Must GoStanford University water experts from the Woods Institute and Center for the West examine the negative impacts of obselete dams and why they must…
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This Robotic System is Helping Understand Lagoons in New Ways
Read more →: This Robotic System is Helping Understand Lagoons in New WaysCalTrout’s Southern California team and partners have spent the last year developing a first-of-its-kind robotic unmanned surface vehicle that autonomously collects real-time water chemistry data…
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Get to Know Riley Renick: Trout Camp Caretaker and Owner of Wild Waters Fly Fishing
Read more →: Get to Know Riley Renick: Trout Camp Caretaker and Owner of Wild Waters Fly FishingNestled along the Upper Sacramento River, CalTrout’s Trout Camp has long been a gathering place for the people who love wild fish and the…