by admin | Oct 1, 2024 | News and Events
Rowdy Creek Fish HatcheryTolowa Dee-ni’ Nation Natural Resources Department ANNUAL REPORT ROWDY CREEK FISH HATCHERY, 2023-2024 This report describes the operation of Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery (RCFH) for the 12-month period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024....
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Hatchery Programs
The primary goal of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s (TDN) partnership with the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery (RCFH) is to produce Chinook salmon and steelhead to support sustainable tribal, recreational and commercial fisheries in a manner that minimizes negative impacts to...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Hatchery Programs
With the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation (TDN) owning the hatchery facilities, they have taken a lead in securing funds for maintenance improvements. To identify and prioritize those improvements for enhance operational standards, the TDN...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Hatchery Programs
Rowdy Creek is a tributary of the Smith River. The Smith River is an important watershed. The Smith River is considered the “crown jewel” of California by the North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership. The Smith River supports several populations of salmonids...
by admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Hatchery Programs
In February 2015, a Feasibility Study was completed to identify alternatives to improve fish passage at the hatchery on both Rowdy and Dominie Creeks. This study was led by Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and completed by GHD Inc. and Michael Love and Associates Inc....
by admin | Nov 3, 2022 | News and Events
The Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery (RCFH), in partnership with the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation (TDN), completed two mainstem Smith River Chinook Salmon broodstock collection events October 21st and October 28th. Broodstock are the adult fish collected from the wild and spawned...
by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | News and Events
The spawning of adult Chinook salmon has started at the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery. Due to the lack of significant rainfall for most of October and November, the adults began arriving at the hatchery approximately one a month later than normal. The first Chinook were...
by admin | Jul 10, 2020 | News and Events
by admin | Jan 6, 2020 | News and Events
The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, in partnership with the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery, strives to be stewards of the environment while making hatchery operations more efficient and cost-effective. The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation recently contracted with Greenwired...
