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Book Review: Upstream
Few animals have been as totemic for humans as salmon. Entire cultures of indigenous peoples in North America evolved around this fish, its remarkable life history, and its powers as a food source. Whole reg ional economies have risen and foundered on the vicissitudes of the world’s seven salmon species—five of which are native to…
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Meadows repair helps rare Eagle Lake rainbow
The intersection of Little Harvey Creek and Pine Creek, aptly named Confluence Meadow. By Dave Lass and Luke Hunt, PhD In the Eagle Lake watershed, located east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, a diverse collection of local, state and federal partners are working to restore some of the largest meadow systems in California, and to…
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Trump monuments order affects native trout, popular fisheries in California, SW Oregon
Native Redband trout, Jenny Creek, Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. Yesterday President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring the Department of the Interior to review all national monuments designated since 1996 which are (a) over 100,000 acres in size; (b) were expanded during that time so as to cover more than 100,000 acres; or (c)…
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Proposed dam threatens CA’s Bear River
Fishing the Bear River. This reach would be inundated by the proposed Centennial Dam. By Chandra Ferrari With California just emerging from five years of punishing drought, there continues to be a lot of discussion about creating more water storage. While the fastest and most affordable way to capture and store more water is to…
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New TU member reports on Lower Sac salmon rescue
By April Brown Perspective—it is everything. Last week I gained some of it, by joining other members of TU’s Shasta Trinity Cascades Chapter in helping to rescue fish stranded when the lower Sacramento River dropped rapidly after weeks of unusually high releases out of Keswick Dam. Action News Channel 24 covered this story. alt="" title=""…
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Voices from the River: Turning tragedy into tools for trout
Bob Russell, owner of the Butte Creek Mill and savior of salmon and steelhead. By Chrysten Lambert On Christmas Day, 2015 tragedy struck the historic Butte Creek Mill when it burned to the ground. The flour mill, which is located on the banks of Little Butte Creek, was the only remaining hydro-powered mill still in…
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The Mill Creek Dam Fish Passage Project site, post-construction and just prior to this winter's heavy rains. The roughened main channel and side channel will make it easier for coho and steelhead to migrate past the site. As record-breaking rains pounded northern California over the past three months, emphatically ending five years of extreme drought…
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