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From P-22 - dubbed the "Brad Pitt of mountain lions" - navigating LA freeways to steelhead battling urban barriers, the latest Fish Water People podcast episode dives into an urgent question: how can we help wildlife move through a world designed primarily with human movement in mind? Join us as we connect with Beth Pratt, wildlife advocate, author, and California Director for the National Wildlife Federation, who reveals why data alone is not enough to motivate environmental action. She discusses how compelling personal stories transformed public perception of urban animals and drove the construction of the world’s largest wildlife crossing, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Los Angeles County.

Ben Goldfarb, journalist, author, and Beaver Believer, also joins the conversation and reveals how innovative crossings - from overpasses to culverts - give animals new paths to survival. Together, these conservation leaders are painting a realistic picture of how cities and wildlife can coexist, one crossing at a time.

This episode was recorded prior to the catastrophic fires in LA. Our hearts are with all those affected, and we are devastated for the communities that have been so quickly and shockingly displaced by these fire events. For those seeking assistance or looking for ways to help, please explore the below resources.

Resources for those affected: ⁠https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/[…]Ri24fIxe9aMSv-llwdHVOO4AlbYQwX4oAg_aem_C43zmedFY43xZbhHxML6Pw⁠
Ways to help (LA Times): ⁠https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/how-to-help-victims-of-pacific-p[…]cf18-fcec4d0f13-232602681&mc_cid=fcec4d0f13&mc_eid=9d09952d18⁠
Ways to help (KQED): ⁠https://www.kqed.org/news/12021150/where-to-donate-help-los-angeles-wildfire-eaton-fire-palisades-pasadena⁠

From P-22 - dubbed the "Brad Pitt of mountain lions" - navigating LA freeways to steelhead battling urban barriers, the latest Fish Water People podcast episode dives into an urgent question: how can we help wildlife move through a world designed primarily with human movement in mind? Join us as we connect with Beth Pratt, wildlife advocate, author, and California Director for the National Wildlife Federation, who reveals why data alone is not enough to motivate environmental action. She discusses how compelling personal stories transformed public perception of urban animals and drove the construction of the world’s largest wildlife crossing, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Los Angeles County.

Ben Goldfarb, journalist, author, and Beaver Believer, also joins the conversation and reveals how innovative crossings - from overpasses to culverts - give animals new paths to survival. Together, these conservation leaders are painting a realistic picture of how cities and wildlife can coexist, one crossing at a time.

This episode was recorded prior to the catastrophic fires in LA. Our hearts are with all those affected, and we are devastated for the communities that have been so quickly and shockingly displaced by these fire events. For those seeking assistance or looking for ways to help, please explore the below resources.

Resources for those affected: ⁠https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/[…]Ri24fIxe9aMSv-llwdHVOO4AlbYQwX4oAg_aem_C43zmedFY43xZbhHxML6Pw⁠
Ways to help (LA Times): ⁠https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/how-to-help-victims-of-pacific-p[…]cf18-fcec4d0f13-232602681&mc_cid=fcec4d0f13&mc_eid=9d09952d18⁠
Ways to help (KQED): ⁠https://www.kqed.org/news/12021150/where-to-donate-help-los-angeles-wildfire-eaton-fire-palisades-pasadena⁠

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Podcast: Connections and Crossings: Wildlife in the Modern World, with Beth Pratt and Ben Goldfarb

California Trout January 29, 2025 10:50 am

Amidst the largest remaining contiguous old-growth coastal redwood forest in the world, just off Highway 101, Bull Creek trickles by.  This modest 41.5 square mile watershed has incredible potential to support endangered salmonids – but the conditions in the creek were not yet quite right for fish. In 2023, completion of a restoration project on the Hamilton Reach of Bull Creek changed this giving existing coho populations in the South Fork Eel River watershed the chance to migrate through.

CalTrout worked closely with California State Parks staff to manage the Bull Creek Hamilton Reach restoration project, which is located in Humboldt Redwood State Park in Humboldt County. Restoration, which began in June 2023, provides habitat for fish in summer and winter. In summer, deep pools will provide cover and keep the water cool. In winter, off-channel habitat will provide refuge from high flows. 

The project includes three main components: installation of four large wood in-stream structures, construction of habitat ponds and restoring side channels, and planting of over 18,000 native plants. Large wood in the stream helps maintain healthy creek flow patterns, sort and maintain gravel deposits necessary for fish spawning, and create deep pool habitat for rearing juvenile salmonids. Habitat ponds and restored channels on the floodplain create low velocity habitat for juvenile fish to use during high winter flows. Native plants contribute to an abundant, biodiverse landscape. These plants also contribute to healthy fish habitat by providing shade, cover, and food for insect prey.

Learn more about the project: https://caltrout.org/news/restoration-amidst-the-redwoods-provides-hope-for-eel-river-salmonids%E2%80%AF

Amidst the largest remaining contiguous old-growth coastal redwood forest in the world, just off Highway 101, Bull Creek trickles by. This modest 41.5 square mile watershed has incredible potential to support endangered salmonids – but the conditions in the creek were not yet quite right for fish. In 2023, completion of a restoration project on the Hamilton Reach of Bull Creek changed this giving existing coho populations in the South Fork Eel River watershed the chance to migrate through.

CalTrout worked closely with California State Parks staff to manage the Bull Creek Hamilton Reach restoration project, which is located in Humboldt Redwood State Park in Humboldt County. Restoration, which began in June 2023, provides habitat for fish in summer and winter. In summer, deep pools will provide cover and keep the water cool. In winter, off-channel habitat will provide refuge from high flows.

The project includes three main components: installation of four large wood in-stream structures, construction of habitat ponds and restoring side channels, and planting of over 18,000 native plants. Large wood in the stream helps maintain healthy creek flow patterns, sort and maintain gravel deposits necessary for fish spawning, and create deep pool habitat for rearing juvenile salmonids. Habitat ponds and restored channels on the floodplain create low velocity habitat for juvenile fish to use during high winter flows. Native plants contribute to an abundant, biodiverse landscape. These plants also contribute to healthy fish habitat by providing shade, cover, and food for insect prey.

Learn more about the project: https://caltrout.org/news/restoration-amidst-the-redwoods-provides-hope-for-eel-river-salmonids%E2%80%AF

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Bull Creek: Floodplain & Habitat Restoration Amidst the Redwoods

California Trout January 24, 2025 2:30 pm

In July 2024, CalTrout and partners launched the Klamath River Monitoring Program to better understand the outcomes of dam removal, including how fish repopulate newly opened habitat and how they recover from landscape level restoration. In addition to SONAR imaging, the Program employs methods including netting, radio telemetry, and spawner surveys. Netting will document fish species assemblages, age, length, and genetic information and allow the team to attach tags to fish. Radio telemetry will help track fish migration into the 400 miles of newly re-opened habitat. Spawner surveys will provide information about fish nesting locations. Together, these methods will follow the fish to uncover how they are responding to dam removal and inform how to focus future restoration efforts. 

In October 2024, scientists with our team documented the first Chinook salmon to migrate above the former Iron Gate Dam site on the Klamath River into previously inaccessible habitat. After decades of advocacy by Tribes and river advocates, the recent removal of four Klamath River dams opened over 400 miles of habitat for Chinook salmon, coho salmon, and steelhead. Construction activities wrapped up earlier this month on what is widely regarded as the largest salmon restoration project in history. This is the first confirmation that salmon are using the newly reconnected habitat as the effort intended. Since then, many more sightings have occurred as salmon continue to recolonize the river.

On October 25, our team tagged their first Chinook salmon and steelhead marking another incredible milestone in this groundbreaking river restoration story as we continue to unravel the impacts of dam removal. Our network of radio and PIT receivers stands ready upstream, waiting to track these magnificent fish as they journey into ancestral waters.

The project team consists of dedicated individuals representing the Karuk Tribe, Klamath Tribes, Yurok Tribe, Ridges to Riffles, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cal Poly Humboldt, U.S. Geological Survey, Resource Environmental Solutions, and CalTrout. The monitoring program is funded by Humboldt Area and Wild Rivers Community Foundation, Bella Vista Foundation, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and NOAA Fisheries.

Learn more: https://caltrout.org/projects/tracking-the-repopulation-of-fishes-after-dam-removal-on-the-klamath-river

In July 2024, CalTrout and partners launched the Klamath River Monitoring Program to better understand the outcomes of dam removal, including how fish repopulate newly opened habitat and how they recover from landscape level restoration. In addition to SONAR imaging, the Program employs methods including netting, radio telemetry, and spawner surveys. Netting will document fish species assemblages, age, length, and genetic information and allow the team to attach tags to fish. Radio telemetry will help track fish migration into the 400 miles of newly re-opened habitat. Spawner surveys will provide information about fish nesting locations. Together, these methods will follow the fish to uncover how they are responding to dam removal and inform how to focus future restoration efforts.

In October 2024, scientists with our team documented the first Chinook salmon to migrate above the former Iron Gate Dam site on the Klamath River into previously inaccessible habitat. After decades of advocacy by Tribes and river advocates, the recent removal of four Klamath River dams opened over 400 miles of habitat for Chinook salmon, coho salmon, and steelhead. Construction activities wrapped up earlier this month on what is widely regarded as the largest salmon restoration project in history. This is the first confirmation that salmon are using the newly reconnected habitat as the effort intended. Since then, many more sightings have occurred as salmon continue to recolonize the river.

On October 25, our team tagged their first Chinook salmon and steelhead marking another incredible milestone in this groundbreaking river restoration story as we continue to unravel the impacts of dam removal. Our network of radio and PIT receivers stands ready upstream, waiting to track these magnificent fish as they journey into ancestral waters.

The project team consists of dedicated individuals representing the Karuk Tribe, Klamath Tribes, Yurok Tribe, Ridges to Riffles, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cal Poly Humboldt, U.S. Geological Survey, Resource Environmental Solutions, and CalTrout. The monitoring program is funded by Humboldt Area and Wild Rivers Community Foundation, Bella Vista Foundation, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and NOAA Fisheries.

Learn more: https://caltrout.org/projects/tracking-the-repopulation-of-fishes-after-dam-removal-on-the-klamath-river

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Klamath River: Building a Barometer for Recovery, Together

California Trout November 25, 2024 2:11 pm

Webinar: Exploring the Connections Between Fish Movement & Our Communities

California Trout November 15, 2024 2:04 pm

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