Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept out of the chilly, clear waters by the Englebright Dam. Now, for the first ...

In October, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife constructed a series of nests along the 12-mile stretch of gravel riverbed and then filled them with fertilized Chinook salmon eggs from a ...

During the 2020-22 drought, the water flowing from dams sometimes got so warm that it was lethal for salmon eggs. And because ...

A recent survey of redds (nests) conducted by the Department of ... Later this week, the DMR will plant salmon eggs along the Sheepscot River. This summer, they will assess habitat and juveniles ...

We've got two eaglets! Two eggs have hatched at the Big Bear bald eagle nest. The first egg hatched Monday, just before midnight. It's the first egg hatching in three years. Tuesday morning ...

After clearing the nests of silt, they injected 300,000 spring-run Chinook salmon eggs up to 1.5 feet deep—an action designed to mimic the spawning behaviors of real adult salmon. On February 11 ...

For the first time in more than 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an innovative wildlife program. The California Department of Fish and ...