Thursday, December 4: Santa Ynez River Steelhead: Past, Present, and Future

Free lecture with Mark Capelli

Santa Ynez River Steelhead: Past, Present and Future

Thursday, December 4, 7:00 p.m.
Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive

Will we ever witness the return of a steelhead fishery on the Santa Ynez River? Historian and biologist Mark Capelli will explore that question in this illustrated talk about the natural history of this seagoing rainbow trout. His lecture will focus on the historic Santa Ynez River steelhead fishery and the role of our local river in the recovery of the southern California steelhead, which once spawned in watersheds ranging from the Santa Maria River to the Mexican border.
Mark Capelli has spent much of his professional career working on behalf of the survival of southern California steelhead, which has been protected by the Endangered Species Act since it was listed in 1997. He is the Recovery Coordinator for southern California steelhead at the National Marine Fisheries Service.