[env-trinity] Trinity River spawn survey season starts now!

[Charles_Chamberlain at fws.gov]

Trinity River enthusiasts,

The 2011 Trinity River Chinook salmon spawning season is upon us!  The U.S 
Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, the 
Yurok Tribe, Hoopa Valley Tribe, and U.S. Forest Service will have crews 
out on the mainstem Trinity River on a weekly basis from now to December 
(and in select tribs too in the case of the U.S. Forest Service).  We 
surveyed the river yesterday September 7 from Lewiston Dam to the Old 
Bridge to train our crews and look for early Spring Chinook salmon 
spawners.  We saw two complete redds, and have heard of more redds 
downstream that we'll pick up on our first survey there next week.  There 
appears to be many spring Chinook salmon in the river so we expect things 
to get busy soon!  We'll announce weekly updates throughout the season on 
env-trinity and post them at the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office Fisheries 
webpage:  http://www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries/

For now, here's a flier announcing our survey:
http://www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries/projectUpdates/TRSpawningSurvey/TrinityRiverUsers_SpawnSurveyFlier.pdf

Say "Hi" when you see our crews on the water.  I hope to see you out there 
enjoying the river!
Charlie

Charles Chamberlain 
Supervisory Fish Biologist - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Arcata Fish & Wildlife Office
1655 Heindon Road
Arcata, CA 95521

Charles_Chamberlain at fws.gov
Phone: (707) 825-5110    Fax: (707) 822-8411
www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries
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