Posts Tagged ‘Coho Salmon’
Protect Año Nuevo Vista
From glittering white ridges to the glittering Pacific Ocean, Año Nuevo’s breathtaking views boast much of what makes the Santa Cruz mountains special. Its shady redwood forest and sunny chaparral interspersed with rare white sands known as “the chalks” support endangered plants and animals. Together, we can protect Año Nuevo Vista’s forest and watershed from development and help connect the largest protected lands and wildlife habitat.
Read MoreThe Seedling Saga
Plant a native plant and habitat is restored! Right? The saga of these seedlings, five years in the making, offers a look at the deceptively difficult process and planning that come before planting and the seemingly endless problems that stand between their roots and restoring native habitat.
Read MoreMonitoring Wildlife for Healthy Forests
While the size and majesty of a coast redwood often dominates the landscape, like all ecosystems, there is so much more than meets the eye–a complex, delicate, and intricate web of life comprised of the reciprocity of thousands of life forms from the microorganisms in the soil, fungi and insects, to the plants, trees, and wildlife. What can monitoring wildlife on the land, water, and air tell us about recovery and recreation in the forest? Read on to learn more.
Read MoreCoho, Cobble, and Creek Beds: A Year After the Mill Creek Dam Was Removed
On October 4th 2021, the Mill Creek Dam was removed. Within a year of Mill Creek Dam’s removal, habitat is being restored and wildlife–including coho salmon–are returning.Read on to learn more about coho, cobble, and creek beds, and what’s next.
Read MoreNEWS: Mill Creek Dam Removed in Santa Cruz Mountains
Sempervirens Fund announced that they have removed a dam on Mill Creek in the San Vicente watershed.
Read MoreMill Creek Dam and the San Vicente Watershed
An old dam has denied endangered Coho salmon their critical spawning ground and redwood forests their nutrients for over a century in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This is the story of bringing down a dam to restore the southernmost habitat for Coho and coast redwoods.
Read MoreRestoring San Vicente Creek to Save Endangered Salmon
Restoring San Vicente Creek Saving Endangered Salmon Sempervirens Fund is helping save critically endangered coho salmon and threatened steelhead through the restoration of San Vicente Creek in San Vicente Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains near the small coastal town of Davenport. Read on to learn about these critical regional efforts. Donate Now Caring for…
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