SVRCD Shasta River Final Study Plan, 2013

SVRCD Shasta River Final Study Plan, 2013
SVRCD Shasta River Final Study Plan.pdf5.24 MB

STUDY PLAN TO ASSESS

SHASTA RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD RECOVERY NEEDS

Author(s)
Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
Publication date
Type of document
Plan
Facility
Photo of a foggy morning in the Trinity River Valley.
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
The Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office is a field office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our work in northern California includes scientific assessments, habitat restoration, and conservation of listed species.
Conservation Office
Arcata,CA
Program
A man is fishing in a boat with three young girls. The kids are excitedly pulling a fish out of the water.
The Fish and Aquatic Conservation programs work together to deliver resilient habitats, healthy fish, connected people, and strong partnerships. From habitat restoration to aquatic invasive species prevention, captive breeding to population assessment and monitoring, our programs are driven by the...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
Steelhead are usually dark olive in color, shading to silvery white on the underside with a heavily speckled body and a pink-to-red stripe running along their sides.

Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) belong to the family Salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars. Steelhead are similar to some Pacific salmon in their life cycle and ecological requirements. They are born in fresh water streams, where they spend their first 1-3 years of life....

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
A huge school of silver fishes swimming in a stream

ESA (NMFS) status: threatened (June 1997 - southern OR/northern CA population)

Coho salmon are a species of Pacific salmon which inhabit the Pacific coast in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.  These fish are also known as silver salmon...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest