Changing the Status Quo
Two years ago, CalTrout began hiring and training local youth to help restore Hat Creek. With grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Orvis, and the California Natural Resources Agency, we developed 17 paying jobs and a mentorship program designed to train young people in river conservation. We rented vans for transportation to ensure that participants could get to and from the project site.
We toured the regional Forest Service office to learn how to write and format resumes and apply for federal resource management jobs. Our science partners volunteered to demonstrate how to measure flow and water quality, carry out fish population surveys, and assess the health of stream banks and riparian areas.
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