“These investments are another step forward to help California salmon,” said Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. “The projects we’re funding will improve the health of creeks and rivers across the state, which will help salmon survive through climate change and benefit...
Helicopter captures for deer and elk will be conducted in portions of Alameda, Colusa, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama counties throughout the month of January 2026. Capture teams will be targeting wolves in Siskiyou, Lassen...
"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...
