Redding builds habitat for Sacramento River salmon, trout
Sacramento River fish swimming through Redding will have more places to rest, eat and hide from predators starting this spring. Conservationists announced they’ll build rockwad homes — tree and rock structures — for juvenile salmon and trout to live until they migrate out of Shasta County. Rockwads imitate debris clusters that once collected in the river. That debris was “a refuge to nurture young fish at the start of the life cycle,” said engineer Josh Watkins, Manager of the City of Redding Water Utility. Replicating those habitats will “ensure salmon and trout populations have a place to grow and thrive.”
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