Coho, Cobble, and Creek Beds: A Year After the Mill Creek Dam Was Removed - Sempervirens Fund

Coho, Cobble, and Creek Beds: A Year After the Mill Creek Dam Was Removed

Just before the 1 year anniversary of the Mill Creek Dam removal, a fish survey was conducted on Mill Creek. Melisa Cambron Perez is pictured in a hat and sunglasses with a net in hand looking down for fish in the creek. Photo by Ian Rowbotham

In 2021, a defunct dam on Mill Creek was removed after 100 years. Within a year of the San Vicente Redwoods dam coming down, habitat is being restored and wildlife–including coho salmon–are returning to the watershed.