Winter 2023
Salmon Refugia Project – “Rockwads”

Chances of survival may improve for young salmon and trout thanks to an innovative effort to place 20 structures – ‘rockwads’ – made of almond and manzanita trees and large boulders into the Sacramento River to create critical rearing habitat. The ‘rockwad’ structures are intended to help provide juvenile salmon and trout refuge against larger predators, while enticing them to stay in colder waters longer, thus increasing their odds of healthy maturation for their journey to the Pacific Ocean.