Sucker Springs (Shasta County, CA)

This former DFG hatchery site project was initiated by the Spring Rivers Ecological Sciences team and is currently well into the eradication phase of the introduced Signal crayfish that displace the federally endangered Shasta crayfish found here.

After eradication is complete, the small spring fed tributary to the Pit River is proposed for restoration work to mimic conditions prior to excavation for the hatchery operation. For more information on Shasta crayfish and Sucker Springs, visit www.SpringRivers.com .

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Sucker Springs, tributary to the Pit River, Shasta County, CA. Once a DFG hatchery operation, Sucker Springs provides important habitat for the federally endangered Shasta crayfish. StreamWise is working with Spring Rivers Ecological Sciences to eradicate introduced Signal crayfish and design a project to restore the historic character and function of this remarkable spring-fed resource.	Some pond impoundments are proposed for removal and the channel restored to mimic historic conditions.
Introduced signal crayfish with attatched young.	Native Shasta crayfish, a federally listed endangered species.