How tribal leaders, commercial fisherman and a few small environmental groups won an uphill campaign against dams.

Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept out of the chilly, clear waters by the Englebright Dam. Now, for the first ...

Chinook salmon can be found in the North Yuba River “for the first time in close to a century,” the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Thursday. The salmon are a result ...

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 ...

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. - Chinook salmon swim in a northern California river for the first time in more than 80 years. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says it injected spring-run ...

For young salmon, the journey along the San Joaquin River in Central California is no small feat. Every spring and fall, thousands of these fish—each as long as a pinky finger— embark on a 350-mile ...

With the help of a program led by California Trout, some farmers have opted to start flushing that water into the Sacramento River as a way to aid winter-run Chinook salmon. Researchers have found ...