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Ten Steps to Protecting Trout and Salmon From Climate Change

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  1. Protect the diversity of remaining native trout and salmon populations.
  2. Restore the natural range of life history strategies in trout populations, including migratory and lake-dwelling forms.
  3. Protect springs, headwaters and other sources of cold water.
  4. Restore riparian habitats—the native trees and vegetation along streams and rivers—to provide shade.
  5. Restore large woody debris and boulders in stream channels to create deeper pools.
  6. Remove instream barriers to fish movement, such as dams and poorly-designed culverts.
  7. Restore instream flows that have been reduced by diversions for irrigation and other purposes.
  8. Minimize existing sources of stress, such as pollution, overgrazing, and roads along streams.
  9. Limit introductions of non-native fishes and control existing populations.
  10. Monitor and evaluate habitats as they face climate change.