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Voices from the River: Bananas
The Steelhead Whisperer on the legendary Trinity River By Sam Davidson Knowing full well the inexorable influence of superstition on fishing success, I have no excuse for my gross negligence which weighed heavily on our recent experience on the Trinity River. The warning signs were there, including this fine piece from TU’s Eric Booten on…
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Final push for the Klamath River
You can help restore the third most productive river for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast
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Voices from the River: Return of the Sandy River
TU's Dean Finnerty fishing the Sandy River as a teenager. By Sam Davidson Ten years ago, on a river revered for its huge wild steelhead, more than a ton of dynamite reduced a 47-foot high dam to rubble. The dam was named after a whistling rodent and the river after a big sandbar early European…
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California’s new cannabis rules will help salmon, steelhead
Consider some of the major factors in the decline of native salmon, steelhead and trout in North America. Extensive loss of habitat from dams and other development. Too much water diverted from streams. Degraded water quality from poorly maintained roads and leaky old mines. In California, you can add cannabis cultivation to this list of…
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New California law reflects TU priorities, input
Multi-benefit flood control projects in California's Central Valley, which will help bolster depleted runs of salmon and steelhead in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, will benefit from funding authorized by the state's new parks-and-water bond legislation. On Sunday, October 15, Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed into law a measure that has been one…
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North Coast Coho Project completes construction phase of major habitat restoration effort in SF Eel River
Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project…
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Voices from the River: Equinox
A bigger-than-average trout from a nameless creek, Sierra National Forest. By Sam Davidson For no good reason one of my favorite words is equinox. It sounds like a cool drum set, or a fancy word for a horse’s muzzle. Of course, the term (which stems originally from the old Latin aequinoctium, or “equal night”) means…
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