This winter’s storms prevented clear salmon surveys, but biologists say the rains opened waterways, diversified sediment and added complexity to fish habitat that will benefit future generations.
Across the Lagunitas Creek watershed, geomorphic change occurred through the recycling of gravel and sediment and the creation of new riffles. Newly restored areas matured: at a floodplain near the headquarters of the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, the creek opened significantly, forcing flows into side channels…