California Trout is a

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-based

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conservation group with a mission to ensure resilient wild fish in California waters. California Trout have three conservation initiatives focused on: * Strongholds * Source Water Areas * Wild Fish, Working Landscapes Initially organized in the mid-1960s as a local unit of

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, the founders formed CalTrout during

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week of 1970 and filed papers of incorporation the following January. Among its founding officers and board members were a doctor, insurance broker, public relations executive, tackle shop owner, and a real estate agent. Today the organization is working on more than 30 conservation and fisheries projects statewide, has over 5,000 members, five regional offices, and a full-time presence in

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. Its headquarters are in San Francisco. In 2018, the

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of the Trump administration began to consider a proposal initiated by California Trout and

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to allow limited boating on the

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for the first time, with representatives of the two organizations arguing that "San Francisco received

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benefits long ago, but the American people have not."

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{{reflist Fish conservation organizations Environmental organizations based in California Nature conservation organizations based in the United States Environmental organizations established in 1970 1970 establishments in California

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