Overview
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed several juvenile coho in Ackerman Creek, the first observed natural reproduction in the Russian River’s upper basin since at least 1991.
- A Pinoleville Pomo Nation water specialist found two to four stranded juveniles in June and worked with CDFW to relocate them from drying pools to flowing water.
- On Alameda Creek, CalTrout and PG&E completed the Sunol Valley fish‑passage project that removed the final migration barrier and reconnected more than 20 miles of stream to spawning habitat.
- PG&E moved a gas pipeline about 100 feet downstream and buried it roughly 20 feet beneath the creekbed, allowing removal of an erosion‑control mat and channel restoration.
- Biologists documented two Chinook just upstream of the former Alameda Creek barrier in November, the first voluntary access to that reach since the 1950s, as scientists cite wetter years, favorable ocean conditions and restoration gains while warning overall numbers remain low.