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Interpretive Panels at Sailor Bar

September 3, 2026

New interpretive panels around Sailor Bar tell the story of the lower American River: the salmon and steelhead that return every year, the gravel augmentation work that rebuilds their spawning beds, the search for gold that shaped this landscape, and the fishery habitat projects that sustain the river today.

Something Incredible Happens Here Every Year: the journey of Chinook salmon and steelhead

The Lower American River: why Sailor Bar is significant, dredging operations and restoration

Gravel Augmentation in the Lower American River

The Search for Gold at Sailor Bar

Fishery Habitat at Lower Sailor Bar: improving conditions for native salmonids