The Trinity is one of California's most scenic rivers, and its South Fork hosts one of only two remaining native runs of spring chinook salmon in the entire Klamath River basin. However, all of the South Fork Trinity anadromous fish species are in trouble, including the once celebrated steelhead. A key factor in fish declines is heavy sediment loading that began in the 1960s and is still problematic today.
In the heart of the most productive spawning reach on the South Fork Trinity, a couple decided to sell their 170-acre property, located just south of Plummer Creek. Western Rivers Conservancy recently purchased the land, helping the couple find a solution that would preserve the tract forever. WRC seeks to convey this land to the U.S. Forest Service in 2007. Our vision is to keep the property's fragile forest and riparian area intact, prohibiting logging and development that would contribute to over-sedimentation and risk degrading this important spawning reach.
