Flows on the lower McCloud River are expected to surge in May and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials are urging caution. PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno said flows may be be about a foot-and-a-half ...

As part of a long-term effort to return winter-run chinook salmon to the McCloud River, 20,000 salmon eggs were placed in the river for the first time since Shasta Dam was built in the early 1940s.

SHASTA COUNTY (KPIX) -- In a life flight that could change the course of one tribe's history, a helicopter delivered 20,000 endangered salmon eggs to a remote area in Shasta County, in an effort to ...

SHASTA COUNTY (KPIX) -- With a helicopter ride and a trip down Interstate 5, a remarkable effort is underway to save Califorina's endangered salmon. In Shasta County, The California Department of Fish ...

Chinook salmon haven’t spawned in the McCloud River for more than 80 years. But last summer, thousands of juveniles were born in the waters of this remote tributary, miles upstream of Shasta Dam. The ...

The McCloud River Redband Trout, or O. mykiss calisulat is the only known native fish found in the Upper McCloud Basin. (Steve MacMillan) The McCloud River redband trout, or O. mykiss calisulat, is ...

Some trails are too tempting to pass up. That’s an apt description of the McCloud River Trail, a two-mile, one-way hike in Siskiyou County, California, that offers views of the river’s Lower, Middle ...

Former McCloud River Railroad and Yreka Western 2-8-2 No. 19 is slated to return to full operation in 2026, according to its ...

While the federal government sees the prospect of raising the height of Shasta Dam as a way to increase water storage for a thirsty California, the Winnemem Wintu of Shasta County see it as a threat ...

Urgently trying to help an endangered species devastated by drought, biologists hauled 40,000 eggs to the McCloud River this year, then brought the young fish back again to migrate. So far, it's gone ...

The McCloud River redband trout, or O. mykiss calisulat, is newly identified as its own distinct subspecies of rainbow trout in a new study. It was named in consultation with the Winnemem Wintu tribe.