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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>A popular jumping rock on the North Fork Trinity River is inundated during an early January winter storm. [Kiana Abel, Trinity River Restoration
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River Riffle Newsletter – February 2026 <a title="https://www.trrp.net/river-riffle-feb26/" href="https://www.trrp.net/river-riffle-feb26/">
(click to read on-line)</a></h2>
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<b>Contents</b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;" role="presentation"><b>Current Conditions</b>: <span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);">
<a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAcb8666b7-a3bd-3866-2aa5-8fb937e84119" target="_blank" href="https://www.trrp.net/wy26/">Water Year 2026 – 90% chance of dry, or wetter</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;" role="presentation"><b>Program Updates</b>: <span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);">
<a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA05976ce3-41b4-d1fb-6b0b-cb149669ef71" target="_blank" href="https://www.trrp.net/programupdate-run-size-estimates25/">Preliminary 2025
Escapement for Chinook and Coho Salmon</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;" role="presentation"><b>Featured Article</b>: <span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);">
<a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA16e22567-68ab-e320-9fc2-68fd669cea7c" target="_blank" href="https://www.trrp.net/mushrooms-of-trinity-county/">Mushrooms of Trinity
County</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;" role="presentation"><b>Animal Spotlight:</b><span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><b><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9a006c2c-7f1f-dcd5-0ccd-f06912dbd009" target="_blank" href="https://www.trrp.net/bug-of-the-month-golden-stones/"> </a></b><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9a006c2c-7f1f-dcd5-0ccd-f06912dbd009" target="_blank" href="https://www.trrp.net/bug-of-the-month-golden-stones/">Bug
of the Month – Golden Stones</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;" role="presentation"><b>Upcoming Meetings and Events</b>:
<span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA403b24af-a1b5-f077-6a09-ae8bda551d39" target="_blank" href="https://www.trrp.net/science-on-tap/">Science
on Tap </a></span>and more!</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;" role="presentation"><b>Reading, Listening & Watching</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Current Conditions</b></span></h2>
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<b>Water Year Thus Far</b></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b><i>Water Year 2026</i></b> – 90% chance of dry, or wetter</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Water Year ’26 thus far is the product of early season rain and elevated reservoir levels at beginning of the water year. However, a lack of
rain and snow in mid-January along with February’s long range weather forecast has moved conservative forecasts into drier predictions. Continue to read how reservoir storage and seasonal weather is tracked and used by the Program
<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.trrp.net/wy26/" href="https://www.trrp.net/wy26/">
by clicking here.</a></span></p>
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Photo: Trinity Reservoir September 29, 2025 [Kiana Abel, Trinity River Restoration Program]</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Program Updates</b></span></h2>
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<b>Preliminary Results for Klamath Basin Natural-Origin Adult Escapement</b> <b>2025</b></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The 2025 fall-run for Klamath and Trinity River’s natural-spawning Chinook salmon was better than expected. Preliminary results indicate a significant
improvement, elevating basin-wide status from “overfished” to “rebuilding” for the first time since 2018. Learn how managers use Trinity and Klamath monitoring efforts to help guide sport and commercial fishing regulations for the upcoming year.
<b><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.trrp.net/programupdate-run-size-estimates25/" href="https://www.trrp.net/programupdate-run-size-estimates25/">Click to read more…</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Photo: The Willow Creek Weir [Nick Van Vleet, California Department of Fish and Wildlife]</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Featured Article</b></span></h2>
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Mushrooms of Trinity County</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Trinity County’s forests and waterways harbor an extraordinary array of mushroom species, each contributing to the ecological integrity of their
surroundings. These fungi play essential roles in nutrient cycling, habitat formation, and biodiversity preservation. This overview provides insight into foraging mushrooms based on specific forest type and the distinctive characteristics to pay attention
to when hunting. This article was written from our January Science on Tap presentation featuring Kyle Sipes.
<b><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.trrp.net/mushrooms-of-trinity-county/" href="https://www.trrp.net/mushrooms-of-trinity-county/">Click to read more!</a></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>Photo: One of the highlighted forest types in the article for finding mushrooms is the high elevation conifer forests of the Trinity Alps
Wilderness. [Kyle Sipes]</i></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Animal Spotlight</b></span></h2>
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Bug of the Month – Golden Stones</h2>
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<i>Stoneflies from the family Perlidae aka Golden Stones</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Fly fishermen on the Trinity River know that a golden stone nymph is a top winter fly. These stoneflies, common in the river, are prevalent in
winter and early spring as they near the end of their lifecycle. Check out a recent golden stone-mimic fly & it’s catch from the Trinity by
<b><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.trrp.net/bug-of-the-month-golden-stones/" href="https://www.trrp.net/bug-of-the-month-golden-stones/">clicking here.</a></b></span></p>
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Photo: A stonefly from the family Perlidae captured in a recent benthic macroinvertebrate sampling on the Trinity River. [Chris Laskodi, Yurok Tribal Fisheries Department]</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">For a full list of events, click to view the
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Feb. 25, 6pm – Science on Tap</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>Trinity County Brewing Co. – Weaverville</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Unusually large and severe wildfires in Northern California create new challenges for understanding and managing post-fire landscapes. This presentation
examines when fire-killed trees fall, how fuels accumulate over time, and when reburn becomes likely. Drawing from field research across the Klamath Mountains, we’ll discuss how to apply this knowledge to support ecosystem resilience and community safety in
an era of increasingly large and destructive fires.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Join us as we explore local ecosystems, conservation, and the dynamics of severe wildfire in the Klamath Mountains<b>.</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><b><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.facebook.com/events/3941873679438658" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3941873679438658">Event
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<b>March 25 & 26 – All Day</b> <b>Quarterly TMC Meeting</b></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>In Person: </i>Yurok Tribe Willow Creek Tribal Office</span></div>
</mark></span><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">39171 CA-299, Willow Creek, CA 95573</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Meeting ID: 279 462 878 014 93</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Reading, Listening, Watching</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA8c683c63-5055-e12a-7a87-55ef39036a58" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/HayforkWatershedCenter">January
Snow Surveys: There’s snow, but less than past years</a></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Watershed Research and Training Center | Feb. 4 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Snow surveys are conducted January through April on three different snow courses located in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. These sites have been
measured in exactly the same locations since the 1940s and data from measuring the water content of the snowpack is used to make informed decisions that fluctuate depending on annual water year type.
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here to read more about the program</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>Photo 1: A surveyor crosses a stream in hiking boots. Snowshoes are strapped to his pack. [</i></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><i><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb06211d3-ad9e-095c-7179-ce30f17c6d60" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/HayforkWatershedCenter">Watershed
Research and Training Center/Facebook</a></i></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i>]</i></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA2e9e6206-d3ab-4f25-b77c-3d12eefc32ce" target="_blank" href="https://californiawaterblog.com/2026/01/25/not-dry-but-drought-remains-an-issue-mid-wet-season-2026/">Not
dry, but drought remains an issue, mid-wet season 2026</a></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">California Water Blog | by
<i>Jay Lund</i> | Jan. 25 2026</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The recent SnowEx campaign and the new NISAR satellite mission are lighting the way to high-resolution snowpack monitoring and improved decision
making in critical river basins around the world. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; color: rgb(14, 14, 173);"><a style="color: rgb(14, 14, 173); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb3e5f214-85b0-d7c0-8996-49dc6d2b2fde" href="https://mavensnotebook.com/2026/01/06/eos-satellite-radar-advances-could-transform-global-snow-monitoring/">Continue
Reading</a></span></p>
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