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Salmon seen in California's North Yuba River for first time in almost a century
The eggs that the fish hatched from were deposited in October along a 12-mile stretch of gravel riverbed in the North Yuba River east of Downieville in an effort to mimic the spawning behaviors of ...
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Salmon return to North Yuba River for first time in almost a century as restoration continues
artificially plant pre-fertilized Spring-run Chinook salmon eggs into the gravel bottom of the North Yuba River, near Downieville, in a first of its kind project on Oct, 28, 2024. Tim Walton ...
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Chinook Salmon Are Swimming in This California River for the First Time in More Than 80 Years
Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept out of the chilly, clear waters by the Englebright Dam. Now, for the first ...
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Chinook salmon returns to NorCal river after 80 years
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says it injected spring-run Chinook salmon eggs over a 12-mile stretch of riverbed in the North Yuba River just east of Downieville back in October.