This is the first time in decades Chinook salmon have been spotted in their native spawning grounds on the North Yuba River.

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The juvenile fish recently hatched from eggs that scientists deposited in the gravelly riverbed of the North Yuba River last ...

Spring-run Chinook salmon returned to the cool waters of the North Yuba River first as eggs, fertilized at Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville and embedded in October in the river’s gravel, ...

The CDFW says for the first almost 100 years, salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River, thanks to an innovative pilot ...

For the first time in more 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an ...

For the first time in more than 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an innovative wildlife program. The California Department of Fish and ...

February 23, 2025 - Salmon are swimming again in the North Yuba River for the first time in close to a century. The fish are ...

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