Here comes one of my favorite summer traditions: road trips! In our newsletter this month, let’s take a California road trip.
Near the northernmost part of the state, we make a quick stop at the Klamath River to check in on dam removal. I’m thrilled to share the news that the first of four dams will be removed by the end of this summer!
Further south, we dive into the Eel River and its disruption by two dams owned by PG&E through their Potter Valley Project. Our Legal & Policy team has been hard at work filing a case against the utility to protect Eel River salmon and steelhead. We applaud PG&E for their decision to decommission and remove those dams. We also take a look at what advocacy looks like for CalTrout’s Policy Team in our latest edition of Capitol Corner.
On the banks of California’s mighty Sacramento River, we explore CalTrout’s work with partners in the lower part of the watershed and hear from the people that we work with in the latest installment of Watershed Moments.
Traveling further south, we reach Malibu Creek and Rindge Dam. We have so many exciting opportunities for you to engage with this project as it enters a new phase. Sign up for our Malibu Creekside Restoration newsletter or join us at one of the events below to get involved!
In our work to ensure healthy waters and resilient wild fish for a better California (a lofty goal), we honor the importance of nature nurture. And with May’s Mental Health Awareness month, it’s been a good reminder of that. There’s an RX for that in fact- see below to learn more.
Wishing you safe summer travels,
Curtis
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Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
Robert Lusardi is the California Trout/UC Davis Wild and Coldwater Fish Researcher focused on establishing the basis for long-term science specific to California Trout’s wild and coldwater fish initiatives. His work bridges the widening gap between academic science and applied conservation policy, ensuring that rapidly developing science informs conservation projects throughout California. Dr. Lusardi resides at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and works closely with Dr. Peter Moyle on numerous projects to help inform California Trout conservation policy. His recent research interests include Coho salmon on the Shasta River, the ecology of volcanic spring-fed rivers, inland trout conservation and management, and policy implications of trap and haul programs for anadromous fishes in California.
Patrick Samuel is the Conservation Program Coordinator for California Trout, a position he has held for almost two years, where he coordinates special research projects for California Trout, including the State of the Salmonids report. Prior to joining CalTrout, he worked with the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum, a non-profit that supports the eight federal regional fishery management councils around the country. Patrick got his start in fisheries as an undergraduate intern with NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division in Sacramento, and in his first field job as a crew member of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Wild and Heritage Trout Program.