Four Regions. One connected state, fueled by water.

A salmon born in the headwaters of a Sierra Nevada foothill stream can spend years at sea before returning hundreds of miles upstream to spawn. Its journey crosses dozens of jurisdictions, every one with its own laws and pressures. California’s rivers ignore all of them — and so the work to keep those rivers alive must cross boundaries.

CalTrout’s regional teams pursue projects in watersheds that most need our help — and when restored will give their fish the best shot at recovery. Each region has its own ecology, its own politics, its own communities, and its own fish in urgent need of help. Our regional staff are scientists, advocates, and project managers who live and work in the watersheds they care about — building partnerships with Tribes, agencies, landowners, and local communities that turn into real impact on the ground.