Blog: How to Save Salmon – Location, Location, Location
From the UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences California WaterBlog:
“Spring-fed waters are luxurious places for salmon and trout. They provide ideal flows and temperatures year-round and jungles of aquatic plants teeming with insects for easy snacking.
“In real estate, the saying goes, three things matter: “location, location, location.” Can the same be said for native fish? Are fish that reside near their stream’s source springs better off than those living 10 miles downstream?
“To find out, researchers at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences set up an experiment this summer on the Shasta River and its volcanic spring-fed tributary, Big Springs Creek. The results could have important implications for the recovery and conservation of California’s imperiled runs of native salmon and steelhead trout.”
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