California Trout
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
California Trout is a nonprofit conservation organization based in San Francisco that works to balance the needs of wild fish with those of people through science-based advocacy, restoration, and community engagement. It addresses complex resource challenges affecting California's rivers and fisheries by pursuing evidence-based solutions. The organization operates seven regional offices and collaborates with academic partners, including UC Davis and UC Berkeley, to develop approaches to water management grounded in science. Notable achievements include legal victories that helped restore streams feeding Mono Lake and research aimed at recreating wetland habitat on off-season Central Valley farmland to support imperiled native salmon. In January 2026 the nonprofit launched State of the Salmonids III, a comprehensive, once-a-decade assessment of the status of all 32 native salmon, steelhead, and trout species in California.