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Bull trout beat the odds; salmon get help after gravel destruction

By Charlie Zimmermann
Published July 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM PDT
Two men wearing grey long-sleeve shirts that have a "National Park Service" patch on them on a blue and white cooler in the water of a creek. Half of the cooler is filled with water, and a number of small fish are also inside the cooler.
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NPS Fish Biologist Dave Hering (right) and Fisheries Technician Michael Scheu release the bull trout into Sun Creek, above the dams that keep non-native fish away, July 10, 2024.

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