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vagabond · 02-11-2007, 11:03 AM

Well I'll be damned FishSlayer got his rain out here to fill the creek, he is far more powerful than I thought controling the weather and all.

I was looking up directons to the creek and came across this, thought it was interesting and wondered if anyone else heard about it.

11:37 PM 11/23/2005
Stepping up efforts to help endangered steelhead trout make a comeback in Southern California, a state wildlife agency on Thursday agreed to pay for a $1.2-million fish ladder in Orange County that will enable the trout to swim upstream and spawn.

The ladder will help fish migrating from the ocean to swim through a concrete culvert under Interstate 5 on Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano. Currently, fish swimming upstream can go only as far as a large pool at the bottom of the culvert.

The ladder will resemble a wide concrete stairway with eight to 12 steps, each about 1 foot higher than the other. During the rainy season, fish will be able to rest in 3-foot-deep pools between jumps.

State biologists in May 2003 spotted what they believed were southern steelhead trout at the bottom of the culvert, the first sighting there in decades.

The ladder will help provide access to 13 miles of rocky-bottomed streams — potential spawning habitat — that reach into the Santa Ana Mountains.

The project is the culmination of two years' work by Trout Unlimited of California, part of a national conservation group with more than 9,000 members.

The ladder is the group's largest project on the West Coast, where members have been working with state Department of Fish and Game officials to restore and preserve steelhead trout habitat in Orange County.

"This is our billboard project," said George Sutherland, Trout Unlimited's Southern California project coordinator. "I'm proud of it."

02-11-2007, 11:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
vagabond Senior Member vagabond is Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Trabuco Canyon Posts: 630	Well I'll be damned FishSlayer got his rain out here to fill the creek, he is far more powerful than I thought controling the weather and all. I was looking up directons to the creek and came across this, thought it was interesting and wondered if anyone else heard about it. 11:37 PM 11/23/2005 Stepping up efforts to help endangered steelhead trout make a comeback in Southern California, a state wildlife agency on Thursday agreed to pay for a $1.2-million fish ladder in Orange County that will enable the trout to swim upstream and spawn. The ladder will help fish migrating from the ocean to swim through a concrete culvert under Interstate 5 on Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano. Currently, fish swimming upstream can go only as far as a large pool at the bottom of the culvert. The ladder will resemble a wide concrete stairway with eight to 12 steps, each about 1 foot higher than the other. During the rainy season, fish will be able to rest in 3-foot-deep pools between jumps. State biologists in May 2003 spotted what they believed were southern steelhead trout at the bottom of the culvert, the first sighting there in decades. The ladder will help provide access to 13 miles of rocky-bottomed streams — potential spawning habitat — that reach into the Santa Ana Mountains. The project is the culmination of two years' work by Trout Unlimited of California, part of a national conservation group with more than 9,000 members. The ladder is the group's largest project on the West Coast, where members have been working with state Department of Fish and Game officials to restore and preserve steelhead trout habitat in Orange County. "This is our billboard project," said George Sutherland, Trout Unlimited's Southern California project coordinator. "I'm proud of it." Last edited by vagabond; 02-11-2007 at 11:12 AM.