My Summer Internship Restoring Endangered Salmonid Habitat in Marin County

Modest_Man said:

Good job. I'm working with ESA listed coho here in Oregon.

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That is great to hear! What river or watershed are you working on?

bbortko said:

Is this part of the program that's tearing out dams?

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SPAWN advocates the removal of dams on the Lagunitas watersheds.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Modest_Man said:

I work in the Clackamas and Sandy River basins.

No idea if this video will work but it's a pair of spawning wild coho.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10101188801244766&l=6471327394328132243

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Thanks for posting. It is great to hear about other conservation programs. Great video!

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

This is some footage of Coho Salmon spawning on Lagunitas Creek.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYS0uKuUSSI

Modest_Man said:

In the video, is the little guy a jack waiting to dart in and leave his load or a trout waiting to dine on some eggs?

Have you guys seen the video Damnation? https://vimeo.com/ondemand/damnation

Apparently it's available on Netflix now.

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I am going to say that fish is a Jack or Jennie. For my Internship I did not have the opportunity to watch the spawning salmon I only got to the opportunity to watch the Coho Salmon and Steelhead fry and smolts in the stream this summer. I was there to manage the native plant nursery gardens as I have got a Agriculture degree. The removal of the dams on the Lagunitas watershed would greatly contribute to the restoration of this Salmon runs. That is if minimum flows of the creek are maintained through out the year.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich