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 Complete: Prairie Creek Floodplain Restoration at ‘O Rew Marks the Beginning of a New Chapter
Read more →: Construction Complete: Prairie Creek Floodplain Restoration at ‘O Rew Marks the Beginning of a New ChapterAfter more than a decade, we wrapped up our project to restore floodplain rearing habitaton on the Prairie Creek Floodplain Restoration Project site at…
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Tideline to Alpine: The Final Section of Sean Jansen’s Journey
Read more →: Tideline to Alpine: The Final Section of Sean Jansen’s JourneyAfter over a year, Sean Jansen, the writer and adventure junky retraces the 1,000 mile historic range of Southern California steelhead on foot. Dive…
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Post-Fire Survey Reveals Quality Habitat After Fire in Trabuco Creek
Read more →: Post-Fire Survey Reveals Quality Habitat After Fire in Trabuco CreekIn a post-fire burn survey on Trabuco Creek, O. mykiss -the same species as Southern steelhead- were found, proving their resilience in the face…
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CalTrout and PG&E Complete Bay Area Fish Passage Project, Reopening Alameda Creek to Migrating Salmon
Read more →: CalTrout and PG&E Complete Bay Area Fish Passage Project, Reopening Alameda Creek to Migrating SalmonWith the Alameda Creek Fish Passage project complete and over 20 miles of habitat reconnected, Chinook salmon are already reaching upstream stretches for the…
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CalTrout Secures Funding to Restore Eastern Sierra Headwaters
Read more →: CalTrout Secures Funding to Restore Eastern Sierra HeadwatersCalTrout has secured essential funding to repair a degraded mountain watershed in ByDay Creek Ecological Reserve in the Sierra Headwaters region, while supporting climate…
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Action Alert: Submit a Public Comment to Help FREE the Eel River!
Read more →: Action Alert: Submit a Public Comment to Help FREE the Eel River!Submit a public comment to help FREE the Eel River, ensuring dam removal happens as soon as possible along with holistic river restoration!