Thursday March 19, 2026
CalTrout —
California Trout (CalTrout) has been awarded a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to advance restoration of the East Fork Scott River at The Wildlands Conservancy’s Beaver Valley Headwaters Preserve — a critical stronghold for imperiled coho salmon in the Klamath River Basin — while engaging communities including local students and Tribal youth in field-based learning opportunities in the watershed.
The award is part of nearly $60 million approved by WCB for 27 projects across 18 counties to protect biodiversity, restore key wildlife habitats and expand public access to nature. Five of those projects — including the East Fork Scott River restoration — directly advance the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future by restoring floodplains, increasing stream complexity, and improving spawning and rearing habitat for coho salmon, Chinook salmon, and steelhead.