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The path forward for the Eel River’s fish and communities
As dam removal moves ahead, an innovative collaborative plan to share the basin’s water and restore its iconic salmon and steelhead runs is finalized On California’s mighty Eel River, Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) plan to remove the two dams comprising the Potter Valley Project continues to move forward. On Friday, July 25th, the utility…
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Watch Now: The Golden Trout Project
Our new film celebrates the incredible work being done to restore this iconic species and their home waters.
California Golden Trout are celebrated everywhere they’ve been transplanted across the West, but the native range of these beautiful fish is limited to the headwater meadow streams of the Kern River watershed high in the southern Sierra Nevada backcountry. WATCH NOW Today, these populations are struggling. Generations of habitat loss and hybridization have limited golden…
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Working to save a species
TU’s tireless work to protect and restore the South Fork Snake River’s native Yellowstone Cutthroat For a fly angler, it is hard to beat the slow, deliberate rise of a wild Yellowstone cutthroat coming up through the water column to sip a dry fly. It is one of the truly iconic moments defining the experience…
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Faces of Restoration: California North Coast
NOAA habitat restoration investments are boosting salmon numbers and creating jobs in coastal communities Our ongoing Faces of Restoration series has been a great opportunity to highlight the exceptional contractors and partners who help make TU’s habitat restoration and reconnection projects possible. Usually, these stories focus on a single company or person. This week we’re…
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Celebrating a banner year for Mendocino coho salmon
Last year, CCC coho salmon returns surged to their highest numbers since extensive monitoring began!
Each year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) carefully counts juvenile and adult coho salmon in North Coast rivers and streams. This work is especially important for tracking the status of endangered populations of Central California Coast (CCC) coho. Last winter, CDFW staff realized they were seeing exceptional numbers of adult salmon returning…
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Faces of Restoration: Mike Nelson, Washington coast contractor
Olympic Resources: Restoring salmon and steelhead habitat on the Washington Coast On one of his first visits to Ziegler Creek, a tributary of the Quinault River watershed on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, TU’s Luke Kelly remembers finding a Sockeye salmon stuck in the pool below the large culvert blocking access to the creek’s high-quality spawning and…
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Olympic Peninsula: Restoring Rainforest Rivers
“It’s go time” - Luke Kelly On the wild coastal rivers of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Trout Unlimited is removing migration barriers, reconnecting floodplains and restoring critical spawning and rearing habitat for struggling populations of wild salmon and steelhead. Wisen Creek Culvert. Photo by Liam Gallagher Working alongside our partners at federal and state agencies, regional…
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Greg Fitz
Fitz is TU's Pacific Communications Director and is based in Olympia, Washington.