A fish ladder over Folsom Dam has been talked about for years.

If one is installed, and another is installed over the North Fork Dam on the North Fork of American River which creates Lake Clementine , the salmon and steelhead once again will have the possibility of reaching the crest of the Sierras near Donner Pass as they did historically.

It is time to start the discussion which will lead to the installation of fish ladders over Folsom Dam and North Fork Dam.

Return salmon and steelhead to the crest of the Sierras.

Let’s start writing and talking about the fish ladders and get the discussion reinvigorated.

A quick Google search on “plans for fish ladder over Folsom dam” brought up many pictures of what could be.