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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Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath River
Read more →: Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath RiverDeconstruction of Copco 2, the first of four dams slated to be removed on the lower Klamath River, is officially underway. The dam will…
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Scott River Restoration Project Brings Together CalTrout, Yurok Tribe, & Farmer’s Ditch Company
Read more →: Scott River Restoration Project Brings Together CalTrout, Yurok Tribe, & Farmer’s Ditch CompanyCalTrout, the Yurok Tribe, and Farmer’s Ditch Company gathered in the Scott River Valley to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for collaborative work that…
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Minking through the South Fork Eel River
Read more →: Minking through the South Fork Eel RiverLast week, as part of our North Coast Science & Monitoring Program, a field crew of six fisheries scientists explored the South Fork Eel…
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CalTrout Enacts Outstanding Opportunity to Protect South Fork Eel River Tributaries
Read more →: CalTrout Enacts Outstanding Opportunity to Protect South Fork Eel River TributariesAlong with our partners, we recently identified and filed petition to the Regional Water Quality Board to designate two key tributaries of the upper…
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Collaborative Efforts to Restore the Eel River Estuary
Read more →: Collaborative Efforts to Restore the Eel River EstuaryJoin CalTrout staff on restoration project tours across the Eel River Estuary at this year’s Salmonid Restoration Federation conference.
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CalTrout Drought Resiliency Projects Receive Support from CDFW
Read more →: CalTrout Drought Resiliency Projects Receive Support from CDFWOur North Coast, Mt. Shasta/Klamath, Mt. Lassen, and Central Valley regions recently received significant investment in and support from the California Department of Fish…








