/ 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Center for Watershed Sciences Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /blog/putah-creek-restoration-success-story <p>In 1957, completion of the Monticello dam closed off natural stream flows in Putah creek, which flows down from the coastal ranges past the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis campus and into the Yolo bypass. Native fish disappeared from the creek, which sometimes dried up completely in summer time.</p> <p>Restoration efforts began in 2000 following the Putah creek accord. Since then, native fish have returned to the creek, including spawning salmon first noticed in 2015. The creek is now a stable, flourishing ecosystem, even though 95 percent of the creek's water is still diverted for agriculture.</p> July 10, 2023 - 9:51am Andy Fell /blog/putah-creek-restoration-success-story /climate/blog/science-saving-salmon-klamath-river-dams-come-down <p><span>The world’s largest dam removal in history is slated for 2023. Led by Indigenous tribes in partnership with organizations, lawyers, scientists and activists, the project will </span><a href="https://www.yuroktribe.org/post/federal-regulators-green-light-largest-river-restoration-project-in-us-history"><span>remove four dams</span></a><span>, clearing the way for the lower Klamath River to flow freely for the first time in more than a century.&nbsp;</span></p> February 24, 2023 - 3:34pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/blog/science-saving-salmon-klamath-river-dams-come-down