Trout Unlimited California

10/30/2026

This week, our California policy team hosted leaders from Washington state at the Capitol for an informative legislative briefing about 6PPD-Q—the toxic tire chemical known to be extremely lethal to salmon and trout. Key decision-makers in Sacramento gathered to learn more about Washington’s groundbreaking work and advocacy efforts to ban 6PPD in their state.

A special thank you to Representative Zach Hall (WA D05), City of Seattle Government, and the policy team from Trout Unlimited Washington for joining us. We look forward to learning more about your work next year in the legislature.

10/28/2026

How many beaver dam analogs can you spot? 🦫 Our crews installed over 30 new BDAs and post-assisted log structures in Horseshoe Meadow this year. This amazing area in the high Sierra is part of the Golden Trout Wilderness in Inyo National Forest. These new structures will help slow water down, capture sediment and reconnect the stream with its floodplain. See the last slide for a 3 year old BDA doing just what it’s supposed to!

We’ve been working to improve habitat for golden trout in many Sierra meadows for decades. Our goal is to restore over 75 stream miles and 7,000 acres of critical headwater habitat. This work would not be possible without our many great partners including USDA Forest Service CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife WCB and many others.

10/23/2026

Trout Unlimited opposes Proposition 45.

Prop 45 claims to streamline environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, but it actually goes much further. The measure would weaken how those laws are applied and fast-track projects ranging from new dams and data centers to large-scale development in wildfire and flood prone areas while weakening longstanding clean water and wildlife protections.

California's environmental laws exist for a reason. We shouldn't sacrifice healthy rivers, clean water and resilient communities in the name of faster development.

LEARN MORE: https://www.noprop45ca.com/

10/02/2026

Cheers to the two-year anniversary of the largest river restoration project in US history! 🍻 To see the salmon return almost immediately after the dams came down gives us hope for future projects. We hope to see the river continue to heal and continued support for California’s salmon and steelhead.

09/29/2026

The deadline to submit comments on the Roadless Rule is October 6th. So far nearly 300,000 comments have been submitted.

The Forest Service's own analysis undermines its rationale for throwing out the Roadless Rule.

If you haven’t submitted your comments yet, here are some helpful talking points straight from the Forest Service’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Economic Analysis for rescinding the rule.

09/26/2026

Happy National Public Lands Day! We’re celebrating the amazing access that we should all value and protect. 🌲🗻🌊

09/24/2026

Come see Trout Unlimited’s South Coast chapter at Ohana Festival this weekend at Doheny State Beach! Chapter members and volunteers will have a table set up at the event. We’re celebrating chapter founder George Sutherland who has been chosen as one of the festival’s storytellers and will be honored by Eddie Vedder for his work restoring many of Southern California’s waterways.

George’s passion for fishing began as a boy in Illinois and Wisconsin and grew into a lifetime of conservation leadership. After moving to Idaho in 1976, he became deeply involved with Trout Unlimited, helping establish chapters across the West, raise funding for restoration projects and build partnerships to protect trout and salmon habitat. After moving to San Clemente in 1986, George founded TU’s South Coast Chapter (South Coast Trout Unlimited) and became a leading advocate for Southern Steelhead. His recent work has focused on San Mateo Creek, San Juan Creek, Oso and Trabuco watersheds, the Santa Margarita River, and the Los Angeles River.

Congratulations George! We’re honored to call you a TU champion. Tickets: 🔎 Ohana Festival

09/19/2026

Catch TU’s North Coast Coho Project manager Anna Halligan at this year’s Restore America’s Estuaries Restore America's Estuaries. Anna will be discussing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grant that funded fish passage barrier removals on California’s North Coast and the NCCP’s longstanding partnership (27 years!) with our friends at NOAA Fisheries and the NOAA Restoration Center. See the full Community-led Habitat Restoration in California presentation Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 4-5:30.

09/18/2026

With panoramic views of the southern cascades, cold, crystal-clear water, and sizable wild rainbows, the Fall River is one of the premier fishing destinations in California. This unique ecosystem is fed by a network of springs that originates from one place: the Sáttítla Highlands.

Sáttítla’s designation as a national monument in 2025 helps to ensure that the Fall River continues to be filled with cold water and mighty trout.

09/17/2026

Join ol' Uncle Salmon!

Last week, it was announced that the the comment period to speak up for the Roadless Rule has been extended to October 6th.

Roadless areas protect some of the last intact trout and salmon habitat in the country.

Submit your comment today and urge USDA to keep strong protections in place for roadless areas: https://bit.ly/3UeZgfk

Adding a personal note about why these public lands matter to you makes a real difference.