“Steelhead might be the most complex of all salmonids,” says @WildSalmonCenter Conservation Geneticist Dr. Tasha Thompson, one of the world’s leading salmonid scientists. “They’re smart, curious, and powerful, like a Formula One race car. You can watch them swim up to a 10-foot waterfall, raise their head, and take a test jump. And if it doesn’t work, they try something else.” In our three-part investigative “HEART OF STEEL” series, we unlock new secrets about this amazing species—along with sur