Monday April 20, 2026
Active NorCal —
A stretch of the Scott River in Siskiyou County has secured $2.9 million in new state funding for salmon restoration work, continuing an ongoing effort to rebuild Chinook salmon habitat in one of the most important tributaries feeding the Klamath River system.
The grant, supported through The Wildlands Conservancy’s acquisition of property along the river, will fund restoration work aimed at improving spawning conditions for salmon that use the Scott River corridor. The Mt. Shasta/Klamath regional director noted that the groundwork laid by conservation partners has been essential in positioning the project to receive state funding.
The Scott River has long been a focus of salmon recovery efforts in Northern California. Like many tributaries in the Klamath watershed, it has faced significant pressure from water diversions, habitat degradation, and drought, all of which have contributed to declines in salmon populations over the decades. Restoration work in these streams is painstaking and takes years to show results, but it’s among the most important conservation work happening in the region.