BERKELEY, Calif.-Today’s designation of the Point Arena-Stornetta complex of public lands as a national monument is good for fish and good for people, according to Trout Unlimited, a national sportsmen’s organization dedicated to conserving and restoring trout and salmon and their watersheds in North America.
Wood also thanked Reps. Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson for their leadership in protecting the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands. Huffman and Thompson worked for years with local stakeholders, including anglers, to permanently protect this unique area.
The Garcia River connects to the ocean at Point Arena. The river provides recreational opportunities and water supply for agricultural and industrial uses in the community of Point Arena. Historically, the Garcia was one of the finest steelhead fisheries on the north coast. It remains one of the best places in Mendocino County to fish, thanks in part to years of habitat restoration activity. Steelhead are one of the most iconic sport fishes in North America, and are beloved by anglers for their power and beauty and for the challenge of catching them.
TU’s North Coast Coho Project is a unique public-private partnership with timber companies on California’s north coast dedicated to restoring important habitat and fish passage and to recovering steelhead and coho salmon, that latter of which is listed as endangered in California. Since the project’s inception, Trout Unlimited has raised and invested millions of dollars in salmon and steelhead restoration in the Garcia River watershed.