Juvenile coho salmon have been documented in a tributary of the Russian River in Mendocino County for the first time since 1991, state officials announced Thursday.  According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pinoleville Pomo Nation Water Resource Specialist and Yurok tribal member Dakota Perez Gonzalez discovered several young coho salmon in Ackerman Creek north of Ukiah in June. After the juvenile salmon were discovered in an isolated pool that was drying, the tribe and CDFW partnered on a rescue effort, Perez Gonzalez said. The fish were transported to Warm Springs Fish Hatchery in Geyserville, where they are being raised in CDFW’s broodstock program.

Other salmon news:

• Santa Cruz Sentinel (Calif.): Santa Cruz rethinks water use to conserve coho salmon, save steelhead
• Gov. Gavin Newsom: News release: Coho salmon are making a comeback in the Russian River for the first time in 30 years
• Earth Island Institute: Blog: Yurok revegetation project restores Northern California salmon stronghold on Klamath tributary