Thursday March 26, 2026
River Partners —
Central Valley Chinook salmon are in serious trouble.
Multiple runs are listed under the Endangered Species Act, and populations have declined dramatically over the past century (and 90% in the last 20 years) as dams, diversions, and development have stripped away the cold water, food, and floodplain habitat salmon need to survive. Understanding exactly how juvenile fish navigate what remains of their habitat has never been more urgent.
So, what if we could listen to the secrets juvenile salmon share about their migratory journeys? River Partners and prominent researchers are doing just that at Dos Rios Norte, our floodplain restoration site located 45 minutes north of Sacramento along a vital migratory pathway for all four runs of imperiled Chinook salmon. The 1,600-acre property, where Lundberg Family Farms is actively farming rice, is bordered by three critical bodies of water for salmon in the Sacramento Valley: the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather rivers and Lower Butte Creek.