Blog: Cochran Creek restoration gives Humboldt Bay fish a place to live
Bays and estuaries across California provide important habitat for anadromous fish to grow and nurture their young before transitioning to life in the sea. However, since European settlement, much of that crucial fish habitat has been lost due to land use conversion. In the North Coast, over 95% of Humboldt Bay’s historic footprint has been altered by anthropogenic activity, much of it for agricultural uses. CalTrout’s recently completed restoration project on Cochran Creek will restore function back to a small yet important piece of the landscape. Located between the coastal towns of Eureka and Arcata, Cochran Creek is a small creek that flows into Humboldt Bay. The creek meanders through the lowlands around Humboldt Bay converted from a tidal marsh years ago.
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