Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Steelhead trout, in the San Gabriel mountains?
A hundred years ago, streams in the San Gabriel were stuffed full of them.
But a century of development and a series of major flood control projects decimated the Steelhead population.
Now, there's an effort to return the fish to local waters.
Tim Brick is Managing Director of the Arroyo Seco Foundation. He's spearheading the effort to reintroduce the steelhead trout to the area. He spoke to A Martinez about the importance of the Steelhead Trout to the area and the efforts being made to bring it back.
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