California Trout

CALTROUT'S MISSION IS ENSURING HEALTHY WATER AND RESILIENT WILD FISH FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA. WE SHARE A COMMON VISION OF A CALIFORNIA WHERE HEALTHY WATERS FLOW FROM HEADWATERS TO SEA. WHERE THE DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE OF OUR WATERS AND FISH MATCH THAT OF THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OUR STATE.

SHASTA -KLAMATH REGIONAL PROGRAM GOAL: PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SPRING-FED COLD-WATER RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE SHASTA-KLAMATH REGION THAT, IN THE FACE OF DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAIN NATIVE SALMONIDS, SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY, SUPPLY WATER TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES. BATTLE CREEK BARRIER REMOVAL PROJECT - FISH PASSAGE HAS BEEN RESTORED TO MORE THAN 8 MILES OF HIGH-QUALITY SPRING-FED HABITAT IN BATTLE CREEK. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY BENEFITS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED RUNS OF ANADROMOUS SALMONWINTER-RUN CHINOOK SALMON. THIS RUN IS FOUND ONLY IN CALIFORNIA AND HAS A LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY AND GENETIC SIGNATURE THAT IS FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON THE PLANET.OUR FIVE KEY INITIATIVES ACT ON THE THREATS IDENTIFIED IN THE SOS II REPORT TO CREATE STATEWIDE IMPACT AND CROSS REGIONAL EFFICIENCIES. OUR WORKING MODEL-APPLYING A SCIENCE-BASED, REGIONAL APPROACH TO FINDING PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR DIVERSE INTERESTSCONTINUES TO DIFFERENTIATE US FROM OTHER CONSERVATION GROUPS AND MAKE US A TRUSTED, RELIED-UPON SOURCE THAT CAN GETS THE JOB DONE.1. PROTECT THE BEST - KEEP SALMON AND STEELHEAD STRONGHOLDS AND WILD TROUT WATERS INTACT AND PROTECTED.2. RECONNECT HABITAT - GIVE WILD FISH ACCESS TO DIVERSE HABITATS BY REMOVING BARRIERS AND GETTING OBSOLETE DAMS OUT.3. INTEGRATE WILD FISH AND WORKING LANDSCAPES - BALANCE THE NEEDS OF FISH AND PEOPLE BY REESTABLISHING RESILIENT WILD FISH POPULATIONS AND NATURAL PROCESSES WITHIN MANAGED LANDSCAPES.4. STEWARD SOURCE WATER AREAS - ENSURE WATER SECURITY FOR FISH AND PEOPLE BY PROTECTING AND RESTORING OUR VITAL SOURCE WATER AREAS ESPECIALLY MOUNTAIN 5. RESTORE ESTUARIES - NURTURE AND RESTORE THE VITAL LAND-SEA INTERFACE.

NORTH COAST REGIONAL PROGRAM GOAL: PROTECT THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE NORTH COAST'S RIVERS, AND THE SALMON AND STEELHEAD STRONGHOLD POPULATIONS THEY SUSTAIN IN THE SMITH, KLAMATH, TRINITY, REDWOOD, MAD, AND THE EEL RIVERS BY ESTABLISHING SOUND POLICIES AND SCIENCE-BASED RECOVERY AND MONITORING PROGRAMS, TO RESTORE PRODUCTIVE AND VIBRANT COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHERIES, GOOD WATER QUALITY, AND SUSTAINABLE WORKING LANDSCAPES. BUILD DEIJ INTO OUR PARTNERSHIPS, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, AND INTERNAL PRACTICES FOR HIRING AND RETENTION, AND CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRIBAL AND OTHER MARGINALIZED OR MINORITY SERVING PROGRAMS. THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF COCHRAN CREEK PROJECT ALLOWS FISH PASSAGE AND HELP SUSTAIN POPULATIONS OF COHO, STEELHEAD, AND COASTAL CUTTHROAT TROUT, WHILE ENHANCING AND EXPANDING PRODUCTIVE TIDAL, BRACKISH, FRESHWATER, AND RIPARIAN HABITATS. THE PROJECT'S REVEGETATION COMPONENT INCLUDES OVER 45,000 WETLANDS PLANT "PLUGS AND MANY HUNDREDS OF REDWOOD, SITKA SPRUCE, AND ALDER TREES.

SOUTH COAST REGIONAL PROGRAM GOAL: CALTROUT AS A LEADER ON FISH AND WATER ISSUES ON A LANDSCAPE SCALE; PROMOTE RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STEELHEAD THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED PROJECTS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIME HABITAT BY REMOVING MIGRATION BARRIERS, IMPROVE TROUT HABITAT, AND PRESERVE NATIVE RAINBOW TROUT POPULATIONS; INCREASE AWARENESS OF STATE WATER ISSUES TO SO CAL LEGISLATORS AND ESTABLISH LEGAL PRECEDENT ON IMPORTANT STATEWIDE FISH AND WATER ISSUES. RINDGE DAM PROJECT IN 2020, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS AND PARTNERS COMPLETED A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT RESULTED IN A SCIENCE-BASED PLAN BUILT UPON STAKEHOLDER INPUT. IN 2021, THE 2021-2022 CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET ALLOCATED $12.5 MILLION FOR CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS TO ADVANCE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND TECHNICAL STUDIES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE REMOVAL OF RINDGE DAM AND UPSTREAM BARRIERS.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CENTRAL VALLEY REGION, SIERRA HEADWATERS REGION, BAY AREA REGION, APPLIED CONSERVATION RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH