It's hard to imagine a world without rivers. The continents would be higher, colder and more rugged, and we humans might still be hugging our coastlines. Our iconic cities, situated along rivers, would not have been built. Global trade and travel might never have developed. Even so, rivers' crucial role in shaping civilization is 'grandly under appreciated."
— Laurence C. Smith, "Rivers of Power"; Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal
STEELHEAD UPDATE!
During the 2020 season, the Carmel River Steelhead Association rescued 12,182 fish, of which 2,631 were over 1 year old.
SPringtime at the carmel river lagoonCRWC President Lorin Letendre records a video of birds in flight at the mouth of the Carmel River Lagoon at Carmel State Beach.
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Steelhead spotted in cachagua creek
Steve Park photographs a 27 inch steelhead (shadow with a white spot in the photo) and its partner just above the crossing at Cachagua Creek trailer park. The redd is just a few feet downstream!
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Missing the Carmel River? Check out our Virtual Tours
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Watershed Education CurriculumWe are developing a new watershed education curriculum which teaches about the connection between rivers and oceans. In particular, we will track the life of steelhead running from the Carmel River into the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary. Hundreds of school children from Monterey County benefit from our full watershed education program each year through 2-3 hands-on and classroom outings.
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Thank you for your support Secretary John Laird!
In August 2018, John Laird, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency, wrote a letter of support to Lorin Letendre, our Executive Director, for the work Carmel River Watershed Conservancy does to protect the wildlife of California.
