Jul 5, 2023 | Assessments, fish barriers, fishes-specific, habitat, monitoring, newsletters, water quality
The Napa River and its tributaries support a diverse community of native fishes, including 2 salmonid species: the California Central Coast steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), a federally-listed Threatened Species, and Central Valley Fall/Late Fall Run Chinook...
Jan 11, 2023 | conservation, Education, fisheries monitoring, fishes-specific, habitat, monitoring
A note from Martin Perales, PhD, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist Its refreshing to see some water and fish in the rivers! Chinook salmon are staged in the estuary as early as August and wait for the first rains of the season. Our environmental scientists, Martin...
Oct 26, 2014 | fishes-specific
Importance Steelhead trout are an important component of California´s diverse wildlife heritage. They are a good indicator of the health of aquatic systems because they use all portions of a river system, and require cool, clean water. Steelhead are a sport fish,...
