Category Archives: Salmon

Science takes flight: aerial imagery provides new opportunities and insights

Posted on January 10, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Devon Lambert Remote sensing is all the rage as we start the New Year, largely due to its ability to exponentially increase our areas of analysis for research. What used to take us weeks to survey with traditional field … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Planning and Management, Salmon, Tools, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Measuring the effectiveness of ‘environmental flows’

Posted on November 18, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ann Willis and Andrew Nichols In the early fall of 2012, an unusually large number of Chinook salmon were returning to the Klamath River, straddling the California-Oregon border. Many of those fish were expected to swim upstream to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, California Water, Conservation, Fish, Planning and Management, reconciliation, Restoration, Salmon, Spring-Fed Streams, Tools, Uncategorized, Water Markets | Tagged | 5 Comments

Salmon finding a home in my backyard – Could it be?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle The sound of splashing drew me to the stream. A dark finned back cut the surface. Salmon? The fish came into view and its snout was a giveaway, maroon-hued and curved like a hook. This was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish, Salmon | Tagged , , | 5 Comments