By Sierra LeTourneau, SPAWN Salmonid Monitoring Intern Header photo of a happy SPAWN Nursery-grown lupine at Chicken Ranch Beach in Tomales Bay, California. In honor of Endangered Species day, which…
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By Sierra LeTourneau and John Weber Coho salmon inherently prefer to travel all the way up the watershed into tributaries, small head water streams to spawn. This can be difficult…
The fish are running! Salmon have returned to the creeks of the Lagunitas watershed, and now is the time to see this remarkable migration firsthand. Turtle Island Restoration Network’s SPAWN…
When funding shortfalls and staffing cuts caused by the Trump administration threatened to derail a vital habitat restoration project in Muir Woods National Monument earlier this year, SPAWN stepped in…
Rain and spawning salmon go together, and the winter season of 2024-25 had a plethora of both! Getting to see these fish, some reaching more than 3 feet in length…
By Ayano Hayes, Watershed Conservation Manager As spring gives way to summer, we’re excited to share early insights from the 2025 salmon smolt outmigration season in the Lagunitas Creek watershed….
For Immediate Release, May 19, 2025 Contact: Ayano Hayes, Watershed Conservation Manager, ahayes@tirn.net Habitat Restoration Field Showcase (New Date!): Sediment Load Reduction Project in the Lagunitas Creek Watershed MARIN COUNTY,…
Please note that this blog post was updated on 2/20/25 with news of coho continuing to spawn and a steelhead sighting! When winter rains come down, everyone looks to the...
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SPAWN will be holding Creek Walks again this winter and dates and times are now available for registration! We will look for these majestic fish together within the redwood forest and...
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For Immediate Release, November 23, 2024 Contact: Todd Steiner, 415-488-7652, tsteiner@tirn.net Ayano Hayes, ahayes@tirn.net Coho and Chinook Salmon Spawning in Marin County Recent Atmospheric River Rain-Storm Bring Endangered Salmon Back…