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Sacramento River salmon runs have been on the decline for years, with almost no glimmers of hope or upticks in fish counts for more than a decade.  Several years ago, the farmer and water agencies who pump off the river decided to take matters into their own hands, adopting new science and a new approach to saving salmon.  Additionally, Academics have launched a series of fish food development projects.  Now both factions, farmers and scientists, are working together on what could add up to the solution that bureaucracy has failed to find on its own.  In this episode, a full overview of all the new thinking that's sweeping the Sacramento Valley, and already producing more tangible results than we've ever seen before.   Links: Cal Trout Documentary on the Nigiri Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmo5eHbQ-fk Short Video on River Garden Farms Habitat Structures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzxU8Kb7tos River Garden Farms Blog Page, with updates on all their conservation efforts. http://www.rivergardenfarms.com/category/news/salmon-rearing-habitat/