Salmon Ladders Open For Beginning Of Spawning Season

RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Together, state and federally operated hatcheries raise 40 million juvenile salmon for release into California waters each year.
On Wednesday, the Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova opened its salmon ladder to start of the spawning season on the American River. This is one of eight state run salmon and steelhead hatcheries participating in the salmon spawning effort.
Gregg Bates with the Dry Creek Conservancy of Roseville studies how many salmon they see in their cr