The
mission of the Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office is to provide biological expertise
and assistance to entities seeking to conserve and protect the ecosystems of
North-central California.
Specific objectives are:
- Protect anadromous salmonid
spawning populations in the Sacramento River system in order to stabilize
or increase fish runs
- Improve the effectiveness
of the federal anadromous fish propagation facilities in California,
Coleman (CNFH) and Livingston Stone National Fish Hatcheries (LSNFH)
- Protect and restore the
productivity of natural habitats in the Sacramento River system
- Continue the development
of information and strategies for protecting the natural habitats of
the Sacramento River system as migration routes, nursery areas, and
spawning areas for anadromous fish species
- Effectively provide biological
expertise and assistance in all aspects of planning and implementation
of the Northwest Forest Plan with the Shasta-Trinity, Mendocino and
Lassen National Forests, and the Bureau of Land Management Redding Resource Area
- Provide Endangered Species
Act consultation
- Maintain the Tehama-Colusa
Fish Facility in a mothballed status and operate the fish ladders and
fish trap at Red Bluff Diversion Dam under a 1978 MOA with the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation.
