"Snorkeling in an isolated pool on Ackerman Creek north of Ukiah in June, Pinoleville Pomo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Water Resources Specialist Dakota Perez Gonzalez discovered young Coho salmon. These fish, as well as juvenile steelhead trout and Chinook salmon, were...
"While about 80% of Putah Creek's returning adults currently originate from the Mokelumne River hatchery, the goal is to significantly increase the number of returning adults that originate from Putah Creek instead. In previous years, about 12% of the returning adults...
Some high school students take the lesson even further. With guidance from state biologists and teachers, they raise their fish beyond fry, all the way to sturdy fingerlings. “Several high schools in Oregon have scaled up from the classroom fish tanks...
California’s salmon strategy is about more than restoring a species — it’s about restoring an entire way of life. It’s about honoring tribal sovereignty, protecting the ecosystems that define this state, and doing the hard, generational work to make sure these...
Golden State Salmon Association executive director Vance Staplin and Restore the Delta executive director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla penned an editorial with a plea to change course on water diversion rules and save California salmon.
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Vance returned from the trip with muddy boots, cold hands, and renewed confidence. Said Vance, “If we keep investing in places like Clear Creek and in the people willing to do the work, California’s salmon have a fighting chance. And with...
