Mill Creek fish passage project featured on Climate.gov

NOAA’s website for “science and information for a climate-smart nation” featured the Mill Creek fish passage project we’ve been working hard on! Read more here:

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/dam-bypass-spells-victory-russian-river-salmon

Derek Acomb of California Department of Fish and Wildlife measures the flashboard dam on Mill Creek prior to remediation. The dam was creating a near-total barrier for endangered coho salmon in the Russian River to access prime spawning habitat above. Photo Credit: Prunuske Chatham, Inc.

Climate.gov also provides lots of other interesting information, from stories about climate adaptation to tons of maps and datasets to resources for teaching about climate.