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Walker Creek Outreach and Education Program

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Project Facts

LOCATION

Walker Creek Ranch, Marin County

PROJECT STAGE

Active

EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE

Ongoing

Project Goal

Work with partners to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards through stream study focused on watershed health and endangered coho salmon recovery at Walker Creek Ranch in Marin County.

Project Summary

The Walker Creek Outreach and Education Program is a partnership between CalTrout, Walker Creek Ranch Outdoor School and Conference Center, Marin County Office of Education, and UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. CalTrout has been working with partners to establish stream temperature, habitat, and salmon migration monitoring to better understand the endangered coho salmon population in Walker Creek. In 2023, we supported initiation of salmon-focused curriculum for students attending the Outdoor School in Winter 2023 as the focal point for creek field studies by providing scientific equipment, training, educational resources, and support. The information students collect helps inform ongoing management, monitoring, research, and restoration at Walker Creek Ranch.

PROJECT FUNDERS AND PARTNERS

Project Funders

Robert Spotswood Memorial Fund

Adobe Foundation

Marin County Fish & Game Commission

Private funds

Project Partners

Walker Creek Ranch Outdoor School & Conference Center

UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Marin County Office of Education

FISH AFFECTED

Species affected by this project.

Central California Coast Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch
Central California Coast Steelhead

Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus

LATEST PROJECT STORIES

Field Note: Creek Geeking with California Academy of Science Interns

Join CalTrout staff Will Ware and CalTrout-UC Davis Grad Student Alex Johanson as they share their work at…
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Field Note: Marin County’s Working Watershed

A Field Note from the Walker Creek Watershed by Will Ware Join CalTrout staff Will Ware, Patrick Samuel,…
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Field Note: Walker Creek Live Stream Outing

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Walker Creek Ranch Tour

On September 19th, CalTrout’s Bay Area Manager Patrick Samuel and CalTrout-UC Davis Cold Water Fish Scientist Dr. Rob…
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