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 & Partners’ Northern California Salmon Restoration Initiative Recognized by Biden-Harris Administration During Climate Week
Read more →: CalTrout & Partners’ Northern California Salmon Restoration Initiative Recognized by Biden-Harris Administration During Climate WeekToday, the Biden-Harris Administration recognized CalTrout and our CA Salmon and Steelhead Coalition partners, The Nature Conservancy and Trout Unlimited, for our coalition’s Northern…
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My Migration from the River through the Classroom to CalTrout
Read more →: My Migration from the River through the Classroom to CalTroutThis summer, Jackson Leary, CalTrout’s Bay Area Intern transformed his passion for fish into action to protect freshwater ecosystems in the places he values…
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Migrating Like a Southern Steelhead through Southern California
Read more →: Migrating Like a Southern Steelhead through Southern CaliforniaLast spring, Sean Jansen, freelance writer and overall outdoor junky, began hiking. His route? A 1,000-mile circumnavigation of the entirety of Southern California steelhead’s…
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Why Migration Matters
Read more →: Why Migration MattersWhy do salmon migrate? Where are their migration routes disrupted? How can we ensure their journeys are successful? Over the next few months, we…
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Restoration Redefined: Meadow Recovery and Climate Action Join Forces in the Sierra Nevada Glass Mountains
Read more →: Restoration Redefined: Meadow Recovery and Climate Action Join Forces in the Sierra Nevada Glass MountainsCalTrout has launched a pilot program in the Sierra Nevada to transform meadow and forest restoration efforts into quantifiable carbon, water, and energy benefits…
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The Klamath River Flows Free for First Time in 100+ Years
Read more →: The Klamath River Flows Free for First Time in 100+ YearsThe Klamath River is free flowing for the first time in over one hundred years! Today, the cofferdam was broken at the former Iron…