Calling all community scientists! This just in from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has created a new method for reporting Rainbow Trout/steelhead observations and for […]
How a beaver dam transforms the river
By Raine, Watershed Outreach & Education Coordinator Our staff and volunteers have been busy keeping an eye on the beavers to see what they’ve been up to. Spring is such […]
Salinas River Spring Exploration
By Audrey, Executive Director (Eli and Raine testing out the Rocky Talkies in the photo). We’ve begun our spring time visits to the Salinas River in search of active beaver […]
2026 Beaver Festival Highlights
What an incredible event! Even after the morning setup started out wet, over 3500 people joined us at the San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza to celebrate the beavers and almost […]
January Movie Night at Castoro Cellars
Thanks to all who joined us at Castoro Cellars on January 24th for our screening of Freelance Beaver Detective: Tracking Urban Wildlife, a documentary film by Kay D. Ray! We […]
Winter Storms: 2026 Update
Salinas River The Atascadero Mutual Water Company’s weather station reports 14.13 inches of rain so far in the 2025-2026 rain year. Much of this rain fell during the second half […]