LATEST NEWS FROM CALTROUT   (News Archives Here)

	GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR DAMS, RESERVOIRS
	Citing the impact to snowpack from global warming, Governor Schwarzenegger proposed a $4 billion bond package to pay for new reservoirs and dams.
	DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE ANGLER RELIEF BILLS
	In the opening days of the new legislative session, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Arcata) introduced bills that would provide disaster relief to West Coast commercial fisherman devasted by a sharply curtailed fishing season.
	DAM REMOVAL: FIVE YEARS LATER
	Shelton, Wash — For more than a century, salmon followed Goldsborough Creek as it passed through the grounds of a sawmill, into the middle of Shelton and toward the woods beyond — before bumping smack into a 30-foot-high wall called the Goldsborough Dam.
	CALTROUT SERVES NOTICE ON THE SANTA CLARA.
	CalTrout provided notice that unless the Unites Water Conservation District and the US Bureau of Reclamation concluded with NOAA Fisheries the long-delayed Biological Opinion (BO) for the Freeman Diversion Dam on the Santa Clara River by December 29th, the judge would be asked to shut down the water diversion facility.
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	CHEAPER TO REMOVE DAMS SAYS STUDY
	A joint study by the California Energy Commission and the Department of the Interior released today shows that removing PacifiCorp’s Klamath River dams and replacing their power would save PacifiCorp ratepayers up to $285 million over 30 years.
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	CALTROUT LOOKING FOR EASTERN SIERRA MANAGER
	California Trout is seeking a motivated and talented Program Manager to lead the organization’s conservation and advocacy work in the Eastern Sierra region.
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	ADOPT A FISH, SAVE A RIVER
	For just $20 you can adopt a salmon or steelhead from Freshwater Creek.  Your fish will be tagged and tracked through its spawning journey.  You'll receive an adoption certificate, picture of your fish, map showing where your fish spawned, date of river entry, species, gender and length.
	HUMBOLDT COUNTY SUPERVISORS VOTE FOR DAM REMOVAL
	Humboldt County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of removing four of the Klamath River's dams, riding what many say is a wave of public opinion and political will toward restoring salmon runs and economies on the river.
	STUDY: DAM REMOVAL WOULD BOOST SISKIYOU ECONOMY
	Last week the Karuk Tribe filed a report with FERC that outlines the economic benefits of dam removal for Siskiyou County. The study was performed by Ecotrust, a Portland based NGO.