Flashback Friday: Fields of Gold
Today's Flashback Friday explores the lingering legacy of gold mining in the Yuba River. Since gold was discovered in the American River watershed in early 1848, many Read More…
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Flashback Friday: Ghost Train
Here's a spooky Flashback Friday to get you ready for Halloween weekend. Look at those low water levels from 2015—now that's truly frightening! One side effect of Read More…
Flashback Friday: Fish Models, a History
In today's Flashback Friday, we trace the evolution of models used to estimate salmon populations. In a previous Fish Report (The Salmon Mega-model), we discussed the very Read More…
Flashback Friday: Lingering Legacy
This week's flashback goes all the way back to the Gold Rush era, and describes how mining practices significantly transformed the rivers of California. The California Gold Read More…
Flashback Friday: Hatchery History
Our recent Fish Reports on the 2016 and 2017 salmon seasons highlight the major role fish hatcheries play in California's salmon fishery. On today's Flashback Friday, we Read More…
Bridge to the Past
Knights Ferry is small community 11 miles east of Oakdale that, like the many foothill towns in California, grew out of a need to support the population Read More…
Hawaiian Fishing Shrine
While attending the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu Hawaii last year, we also had a chance to take in some of Hawaii’s unique natural and cultural heritage. Read More…
California’s Delta History
Imagine a verdant, marshy landscape filled with tule elk and pronghorn antelope cautiously grazing while keeping an eye out for the occasional grizzly bear wandering by. In Read More…
Flashback Friday: UXO in Laos
We were thrilled to follow President Obama’s recent trip to Laos, a place that is integral to FISHBIO’s work abroad. Obama was the first sitting American president Read More…
Destructive decorations
On a recent tour of fisheries projects in the provinces of Houaphan and Xieng Khouang located in north-eastern Laos, one of our biologists noticed some interesting yard Read More…