Salmon are iconic to California, a keystone species that has returned to California’s rivers for thousands of years. They have deep cultural meaning and economic importance and help define the ecosystems they inhabit. Today though, climate change, warming water and human-created stressors threaten the very future of salmon in our state.
On Tuesday, January 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed the administration’s plan to restore wild salmon habitat, the “California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future: Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems in the Age of Climate Change“. To learn more about these steps included in this action plan, join the Secretary Speaker Series, “Saving Salmon – State Actions Needed to Recover Salmon Populations in California” for an in-depth look at what’s underway and where we need to concentrate efforts to bring back salmon across the state.
What: Secretary Speaker Series, “Saving Salmon – State Actions Needed to Recover Salmon Populations in California”
When: Tuesday, February 6 from noon to 1:00 PM
How: Register here to participate.
Who:
- Wade Crowfoot, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
- Charlton “Chuck” Bonham, Director, California Fish and Wildlife
- Frankie Meyers, Vice Chair, Yurok Tribal Government
- Curtis Knight, Executive Director, CalTrout
- George Bradshaw, Commercial Fisherman
- Jennifer Quan, West Coast Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries
