Tippets: California Salmon and Steelhead Recovery, Cold Water Climate Shield, Trout Salvage Effort, Climate Change and Economy, Rescue on the Deschutes

October 21, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed a new plan for restoring salmon and steelhead in California’s coastal watersheds. The plan is available for public comment through December 4, 2015.
  • Scientists are beginning to map out a “Cold Water Climate Shield,” an area spanning Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Wyoming that could support viable populations of native species if climate warming continues. Via Front Page.
  • Members of the West Denver chapter of Colorado Trout Unlimited recently worked to salvage trout from a creek in Herman Gulch, which is slated to receive native greenback trout in the spring of 2016.
  • Outdoor recreation plays a large part in Montana’s economy. But a warming climate is changing the opportunities available. Dan Vermillion, the owner of a fly-fishing business in Livingston and chairman of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, talks about the effect climate change is having on his business in a recent article via The Billings Gazette.
  • Volunteers are working to save fish stranded by low water flows in the Deschutes River. “We salvage as many fish as we can out of the side channel and put them back into the main stem,” explains Assistant District Fish Biologist Erik Moberly. Via Wide Open Spaces.