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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CalTrout Supports Wild & Scenic Protections for Los Padres — If It Makes Sense…
Read more →: CalTrout Supports Wild & Scenic Protections for Los Padres — If It Makes Sense…Protecting Southern California Steelhead Could Mean Supporting — Or Opposing — A Los Padres Land Swap Deal… California’s second largest national forest is found…
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CalTrout Participates In California Golden Trout Coordination Meeting
Read more →: CalTrout Participates In California Golden Trout Coordination MeetingReport of the Annual California Golden Trout Coordination Meeting Tim Bartley, SWC-FFF Howard Kern, Trout Unlimited Mark Drew, Caltrout The annual coordination meeting for…
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14th Annual Coho Confab Set for August 19-21 on Smith River
Read more →: 14th Annual Coho Confab Set for August 19-21 on Smith RiverSalmonid Restoration Federation and Trees Foundation, in cooperation with the CA Department of Fish and Game, will host the 14th Annual Coho Confab at…
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Fly Fishermen Advised to Wade Carefully (or, That Next Step’s a Doozie)
Read more →: Fly Fishermen Advised to Wade Carefully (or, That Next Step’s a Doozie)High runoff on the Truckee River is making for a busy search & rescue team (from the Sacramento Bee): The Reno Fire Department’s water…
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Southern California: Steelhead Coalition Meets
Read more →: Southern California: Steelhead Coalition MeetsIn 2000, after securing a federal “endangered” listing for Southern California steelhead, CalTrout helped found the Southern California Steelhead Recovery Coalition (SCSC)- a collection…
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Biologist Peter Moyle Discusses Effects of Suction Dredge Mining
Read more →: Biologist Peter Moyle Discusses Effects of Suction Dredge MiningWhile the suction dredge issue in California may be moot for the next five years if the current budget deal holds, uber-biologist Peter Moyle…