
A major effort to bring salmon back to their historic waters in Northern California is now in limbo as state funding dries up. The Winnemem Wintu Tribe says support for the McCloud River restoration project is ending, and that could bring the work to a halt. Leaders say they’re already laying off staff and worry the progress made so far could slip away. State officials say the funding was always temporary, tied to drought conditions, and has now run out. What happens next will depend on whether new money can be found to keep the project going.