Salmon nearly gone, but Gualala community fights for the river’s return
For generations, the Gualala River was a lifeline for coho salmon. Today, those fish are nearly gone, the river listed as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act after more than a century of logging, erosion, and habitat loss, according to a press release from the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy. On Saturday, Oct. 11, neighbors, scientists, and local advocates will gather at the Gualala Arts Center for Restoring the River: Community Event. … The event builds on the group’s 2022 Mill Bend Preserve Conservation Plan, which identified estuary restoration as the community’s top priority.
Other fish conservation news:
- Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.): Regulations lifted for rockfish in federal waters off California coast
- The Union (Grass Valley, Calif.): Lower Yuba River project spikes controversy and calls for managing predatory striped bass
- NOAA: Blog: This National Estuaries Week, join us in celebrating these important habitats, located where rivers meet the sea
