Conservation Library

Conservation Library
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Existing Program Summary: Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Programs - Interagency catalog, edited by Alice Low, CA Department of Fish and Game, August 2005. (641 KB PDF)

Additional information, statewide: www.dfg.ca.gov/nafwb

 

Coho Monitor - First annual update of the ongoing collaborative efforts to monitor coho salmon re-establishment in Russian River tributary streams. This monitoring is important to generate the feedback needed to make adaptations to the Program’s rearing and release strategies. Many participating public agencies, in cooperation with private landowners. University of California Extension, Santa Rosa, July 2005 (658 KB PDF)

See also: TU Projects:North Coast Coho Project

 
Native Inland Trout Restoration on National Forests in the Western United States: Time for Improvement? - Team of restoration specialists headed by Brian Finlayson reviews factors hampering efforts to protect remaining native populations, highlighting Paiute cutthroat trout. From www.fisheries.org, May 2005 (485 KB PDF)
 
State of California Fish and Game Commission Final Statement of Reasons for Regulatory Action ...for listing coho salmon as endangered in Punta Gorda to San Francisco section of CCC ESU, effective March 30, 2005. (486 KB PDF)
 
September 2002 Klamath River Fish-Kill: Final Analysis of Contributing Factors and Imacts - This report presents the final evaluation of causative factors and impacts of the Septemeber 2002 Klamath River fish-kill and makes recommendations to minimize the occurrence of future fish kills. California Department of Fish and Game, July 2004. (1 MB PDF)
 
Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) - a guide for the process of recovering coho salmon on the north and central coasts of California, ultimately leading to the recovery of coho salmon throughout its California range. California Department of Fish and Game, with the assistance of recovery teams representing diverse interests and perspectives. February 2004. (Gets download links for 7.6 MB PDF, in full and by segments.)
 

New Zealand Mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) - Latest information, February 2004. (784Kb PDF)

 

 

DRAFT REVISED RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE PAIUTE CUTTHROAT TROUT (Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris) - Restoring the rarest trout in America. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. November 2003 (732K PDF)

 

 

Short-Term Action Plan for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) in the Walker River Basin - Developed by Walker River Basin Recovery Implementation Team for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno Nevada. August 2003. (2.5MB PDF)

 

 

Short-Term Action Plan for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) in the Truckee River Basin. Developed by Truckee River Basin Recovery Implementation Team for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno Nevada. August 2003. (2.6MB PDF)

 

 

Integrating artificial production with salmonid life history, genetic, and ecosystem diversity: a landscape perspective. Issue Paper for Trout Unlimited, West Coast Conservation Office, Portland. Authors: Richard N.Williams, James A. Lichatowich, Phillip R. Mundy, and Madison Powell. September 2003. (576KB PDF)

 

Final Report Documenting Biodiversity of Coastal Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in Northern California. Sonoma County Water Agency, December 2002. (5MB PDF)

 

 

Status Review of California Coho Salmon North of San Francisco. Report to The California Fish and Game Commission, April 2002. (6.7MB PDF)

 

 

Restoring Streams to Reduce Flood Loss: Flood mitigation strategies and their effects on aquatic habitat, streams and floodplains. By TU and the National Park Service.(192KB PDF)

 

Exploring Dam Removal - A Decision-Making Guide. Explores the broad range of issues one might consider when determining whether or not to remove a dam, and is intended to serve as a decision-making aid for resource managers, dam owners, and communities. (Winter 2003; 6.2MB PDF)

Dam Removal Success Stories. The history and benefits of dam removal in the U.S. Includes 25 case studies. By TU, American Rivers and Friends of the Earth. (6.2MB PDF)

 

An Assessment of State Planning for Coldwater Fisheries Management in the US. A report by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The first comprehensive overview and assessment of state planning for coldwater fisheries in the U.S., based on surveys and interviews with state fisheries managers and administrators, budget and fiscal officers, and non-governmental interests. Funded by TU’s Coldwater Conservation Fund. (August  2002; 360KB PDF)

West Coast Salmon and Steelhead Protection and Restoration Plan. A plan for salmon recovery. (1997; 36KB PDF)

See also The Fish

Pacific Salmon Fact Sheet
(164KB PDF)

 

Whirling Disease in the United States. A TU report about advancements in research and management of whirling disease. (1999; 65KB PDF)

 

The Land Beside the River. A look at riparian health along Argentina's Rio Chimehuin. A biologist examines what makes for healthy riparian habitat and why it's vital to rivers and watersheds. (January 2002; 152KB PDF)