Safe habitat in progress for salmon and steelhead in the Lower American River

If you find yourself along the Lower American River Parkway, specifically near the Lower Sailor Bar and the Nimbus Basin, you'll notice plenty of construction crews and piles of gravel. The Water Forum is currently working to create a habitat for native chinook salmon and steelhead trout as they prepare to return to the region for their annual migration. The organization started projects like this in 2008, and enhances the habitats nearly every year. The projects are necessary to enhance fish spawning beds and improve the habitat for juvenile fish-rearing.