Recent News Releases Testing Underway for Pilot Project to Return Endangered Salmon to Their Historic Habitat September 30, 2022 State and federal biologists and engineers, in partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, have begun testing an experimental system in Shasta Reservoir that could help collect young salmon from the McCloud River in future years. Continue reading... Categories: Salmon Tagged: Winter-Run Chinook Salmon.McCloud RiverShast Partners Return Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Eggs to McCloud River: Drought Action Moves Endangered Salmon Back into Their Historical Habitat for First Time Since Construction of Shasta Dam July 12, 2022 The Winnemem Wintu Tribe, CDFW, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) celebrated the return of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon eggs to the McCloud River upstream of Shasta Reservoir for the first time since the construction of the Shasta Dam in the 1940s. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Winter-Run ChinookEndangered SpeciesWinnemem Wintu TribeMcCloud RiverHistoric ReturnNative FishDrought Action Pilot Project to Return Salmon to Their Historical Habitat above Shasta Dam Receives Initial Funding February 10, 2022 CDFW today announced that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will receive $1.5 million in funding for the Juvenile Salmonid Collection System Pilot Project in the McCloud Arm of Shasta reservoir. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Salmon, Scientific Study Tagged: Chinook SalmonEndangered SpeciesMcCloud RiverShasta ReservoirWinter-Run ChinookSacramento River
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