Host Dave Schlom and Producer Matt Fidler explore some of the hopeful restoration work being done to improve salmonid habitat on the Sacramento River in Northern California.
First up, Dave gets a crash course in salmon life cycles and the issues causing their populations to decline with US Department of Reclamation Fish Biologist John Hannon.
Then, two scientists from River Partners, an NGO based right here in Chico, join Dave to discuss restoration projects being done by the organization. Associate Director of Restoration Science Michael Rogner and Senior Restoration Ecologist Jennifer Rotnem describe work being done at various sites to improve side channels and other habitat corridors to give juvenile fish a place for rest and protection from invasive species predators like striped bass.
Matt goes into the field near Chico to visit with Michael and Jennifer on-site at Indian Fishery on the Sacramento River to see and hear firsthand how habitat is being improved both for fish and communities.
