The government forecast for adult fall-run salmon available along the coast to target for harvest in 2025 is 165,655 (black dot is number for 2025 in above Figure 1). That number is only slightly higher than the 122,000 target minimum … Continue reading
This is the second post in a series on California Salmon Recovery. I have chosen this post on the Yuba River salmon for the second in the series as an example of posts to come that summarize plans for each … Continue reading
This Introduction is the first in a series of posts that summarize elements of my recommended plan for Central Valley salmon recovery. Central Valley salmon runs over the recent five decades have varied from a total near 100,000 to near … Continue reading
In a 10/19/2023 post, I discussed how the lack of access to Folsom’s deep cold-water-pool results in delayed natural and hatchery spawning of American River fall-run salmon. During the 2020-2022 drought, Reclamation released water from the lower-level power bypass to … Continue reading
The fire that started on July 24 has burned most of the lower foothill and middle reaches of the affected streams as of August 8th. It is now actively encroaching on the mountain spawning reaches of Mill and Deer creeks … Continue reading