CALIFORNIA TROUT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971 FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERTAKING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE THE WILD TROUT AND THEIR NATURAL HABITAT WITHIN CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONALLY, CALIFORNIA TROUT GATHERS FUNDS TO FINANCE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND TO PRESERVE AND REHABILITATE PUBLIC TROUT AND STEELHEAD FISHERIES IN CALIFORNIA.