🐟 This summer, we finished restoration on lower French Creek, one of the most productive coho salmon tributaries to the Scott River. Over ~600 ft of creek, we gave fish & wildlife more of what they need: shade, cold water, connectivity & more. Details: caltrout.org/what-we-do/pro…

The votes are still being counted, & our Policy Team is tracking the results closely, but one thing is clear: Californians showed up for the places they love. 🗳️🌊 Thank you to everyone who used their voice to stand up for public lands, clean water, and healthy rivers.

CalTrout is proud to name Damon Goodman, current Shasta Cascade Regional Director, our first Vice President of Conservation! We’re now hiring his successor. 🔗 Learn more about Damon’s new role and the open position: caltrout.org/news/damon-goo…

We’re hiring! 🐟 CalTrout is looking for a North Coast Regional Manager to lead our restoration work across northern Humboldt & Del Norte counties. If you want to join a team committed to protecting the communities & rivers we call home, consider applying: caltrout.bamboohr.com/careers/87

Thank you, California. 🐟 🌍Early returns show voters standing up for strong environmental review by rejecting Prop 45! We’re grateful to everyone who voted to protect the public’s voice in decisions that affect our rivers, fish, and communities.

📸: Eric Arentsen

A broken fish ladder in Iron Canyon has kept steelhead & spring-run Chinook salmon from the cold, spring-fed waters of upper Ótakim Séwi (Big Chico Creek) for decades. Not anymore. 🐟🔗 Watch the timelapse to see the transformation! youtube.com/watch?v=8vqiqs…
🎥: Old Grove Films

“The Yurok people are here; they have always been here. They are the stewards of this land. They are now telling the story of this place for the future.” - CalTrout's Mary Burke
🐟 See what monitoring reveals about Prairie Creek's recovery in @FishSens!
fishsens.com/monitoring-coh…

🎣 Many of life’s best things get passed down from generation to generation: a favorite fishing spot, a lesson learned on the riverbank, a love for wild places. 🎣 If you’re 70½ or older, your IRA can help pass down healthy rivers too. 🔗 Learn how: caltroutlegacy.org/?pageID=8

🐟 "Southern steelhead aren't extinct. They are here, and we can do something about it." – Elizabeth Burns, CalTrout SoCal Project Manager

🔗 Find out how the Southern Steelhead Symposium brought 130+ people together to protect one of CA's rarest fish: caltrout.org/south-coast-vi…

You've seen our crews removing barriers, restoring floodplains, and reconnecting rivers. But behind the on-the-ground work is something you don't see because it's not so glamorous: policy & advocacy! Find out what we've been up to in our 2026 policy recap: caltrout.org/news/from-the-…

🐟 For the first time in decades, salmon & steelhead can follow Big Chico Creek through Iron Canyon and on to 8.5 miles of the cold, spring-fed habitat. Hear from the people who made it possible and about what goes into a restoration project of this size!
youtube.com/watch?v=PXJROf…

🏆 Our first-ever Best Eel River Watershed Photo was chosen by YOU all at the Eel River Expo! And the winner is... “After a Rain” by Mary Ann Machi. Congrats, Mary Ann & thank you to everyone who voted. 🔗 Check out all the winning Photo Contest shots: caltrout.org/photo-contest

🌊 This month, don’t miss Big Springs Community Day! Witness Chinook salmon spawning, learn about restoration happening in our backyards, connect with neighbors, & celebrate local habitats. FREE + family-friendly!

📅 Oct 24 | 10–2 📍 Montague🔗 caltrout.org/events/big-spr…

👏 Exciting habitat restoration news! CalTrout has received a grant from the @CaliforniaWCB to restore habitat at Big Springs Ranch Wildlife Area, one of the most important cold, spring-fed reaches in the Shasta River watershed. 🔗 Read more: caltrout.org/news/caltrout-…

🏗️ 🐟 Restoration in the Shasta-Cascade region keeps moving & grooving! We secured @NOAA funding to restore streams & reconnect floodplains along the East Fork Scott, a key tributary to one of CA's largest salmon-producing rivers.🔗 Read the full story: caltrout.org/news/caltrout-…

📸 Meet our Emerging Photographer winner! Congratulations to Sophie Mori for this majestic shot from our 2026 Fish Water People Photo Contest. Thanks to everyone who entered and voted! Find out the story behind this photo and see all the winning pics: caltrout.org/photo-contest/

🏗️After 4 years, instream work for the Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project wrapped up, restoring access to 8.5 miles of cold-water habitat & reconnecting a stretch of watershed that has sustained fish, wildlife, & people for millennia. Read more in @ChicoER: chicoer.com/2026/10/01/cal…

🎙️💦 Check out the recent Blue Dot podcast episode (@nsprnews) to hear about all things Eel River. CalTrout's Connectivity Program Manager, Charlie Schneider, joins host Dave Schlom to discuss the human & natural history of CA's third-largest watershed! mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/…

🏆 Choosing the winners of the 2026 Photo Contest was no easy task, but one shot rose to the top. Our GRAND PRIZE winner, "Fish On!" by Stephanie Skiff, shows the beauty in seeing bears "hunting for their own food and passing this skill on to their cubs." caltrout.org/photo-contest

Two years ago, the Klamath flowed freely again. It was the largest dam removal in U.S. history, reopening 400+ miles of river & tributary habitat that salmon had been shut out of for 100+ years. The fish came back fast & the river is healing. Here's to those who made it possible!