Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

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Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon — spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California. 

Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon…