You Won't Believe These Salmon

Why is the return of Spring Run Chinook salmon to California's upper watersheds so important? Join Joe and Kyle as they visit the Spring Run Chinook salmon spawn on Butte Creek in Northern California. Butte Creek is the last remaining stronghold for Spring Run Chinook Salmon in California. Joe and Kyle also meet Allen Harthorn who proudly stewards both holding and spawning habitat for Spring Run Chinook Salmon.
After the spawn, both male and female salmon die. Their bodies -packed with protein and nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus - feed wildlife like bears and eagles while further fertilizing streamside vegetation. In addition, this nutrient supply arrives in the fall providing wildlife and plants an important source of calories and crucial nutrients just before a potentially long, dark winter.
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[@AndyTomaselli]

Caught my first salmon on Butte Creek back in the late 80’s when it was still open to salmon fishing. I thought PG&E had a contaminated slew of sludge go into Butte Creek in 2023. Hopefully the salmon hanf in there.
Before my buddy got burnt out from the Camp Fire we used to watch salmon jumping all day from his place. Allen is lucky that fire didn’t burn his neck of the woods.
Two other creekside friends have passed away since the 2018 Camp Fire so I have less options to access due to private property restrictions.
Good video and hats off to Allen

[@MikeyWier]

Great Episode. Thanks for highlighting Allen and all he does for Butte Creek salmon and beyond.

[@Where_The_Wild_Roam]

Thank you sir!! We really appreciate it :)

[@leighbartoo574]

Another fantastic video!

[@Where_The_Wild_Roam]

Thanks you again!! Far too kind :)

[@dillonbeckwith]

such a good episode

[@Where_The_Wild_Roam]

Thanks so much!

[@corny.ankles]

Allen! What a legend

[@Where_The_Wild_Roam]

He really is. Very great person too.

[@riskvsreward8821]

Awesome!!! I loved the underwater shot of the deer crossing the river.

[@Where_The_Wild_Roam]

That was a bit of a fortunate coincidence...and we loved it too!

[@brentfrank7012]

Great video

[@sujiphoto]

Just to include a more personal comment to this great video - I spoke to Allen last week and he gave me some very exciting info on La Playa - wish you the best of luck!

[@alexanderx33]

Nitrogen is plentiful anyway because of gasoline cars (literally chemically identicle to NOx). Not typically the limiting reagent.
As for carbon, its supplemental, but not the main source. After all a large part of the reason salmon all run at once is a predator satiation technique, its done to prevent predator populations from being able to rise enough to come into equilibrium with the salmon population(predators would be more numerous ans salmon would survive at a lower rate if they ran continuously).

[@geoffreymclaughlin7412]

Promo'SM 💦