Calling all Mattole River enthusiasts, water lovers, fish heads, and divers:
Mark your calendars!
The 14th Annual Mattole Summer Steelhead Dive will be held July 17-18. The MSG will host a BBQ/Gathering at the Mattole Valley Community Center following the Dives on Saturday.

There will also be a dive training workshop on Thursday, July 16, preceding the dives. Volunteers with and (especially) those without experience are encouraged to attend the training, which will include in-field instruction of steelhead size-classes, and ID of juvenile salmonid and other riverine species. A pasta dinner and meet-and-greet will follow the training.

Camping is available at the Mattole Beach and A.W. Way Campground.

Call the MSG Office at (707) 629-3433 to RSVP
Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers who make this watershed-wide survey possible every year!

AmeriCorps Watershed Steward Sarah Burstein displaying a juvenile Chinook salmon to students from Mattole Elemetary School in June 2009.

The Mattole Salmon Group was founded in 1980 by concerned community members who recognized that the native salmon population was dwindling rapidly. Since the Mattole Salmon Group was founded, it has evolved to include extensive habitat and species monitoring programs, large bank stabilization and habitat enhancement projects throughout the Mattole watershed, community outreach events and participation in environmental education projects, and a wide range of additional projects benefiting the watershed in cooperation with other local groups. Throughout this evolution, the Mattole Salmon Group has maintained its backbone of grassroots community support. Please explore our programs, history and opportunities for involvement for further information.