The Marin Municipal Water District has secured a $1.1 million state grant to support its ongoing effort to restore habitat for endangered coho salmon and other aquatic species in Lagunitas Creek. The district plans to use the grant to initiate the project “phase 2,” which is set for construction in 2027. … Marin County has the largest population of wild endangered coho salmon from Monterey Bay to the Mendocino County-Sonoma County line. Once believed to have numbered in the thousands, coho populations dwindled to the hundreds during the 20th century because dam construction blocked miles of former spawning grounds and tributaries.

Other salmon news:

• The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Yuba Water officials completes cleanup at Englebright Lake
• SeafoodSource: Conservation NGOS sue Trump administration claiming water management in California threatens endangered salmon
• Action News Now (Chico, Calif.): Oroville’s Feather River cleanup efforts aimed at protecting salmon population
• Fishbio: Blog: Habitat mosaics — piecing together the diversity of salmon life histories
• Pacific Fishery Management Council: News release: Pacific Fishery Management Council releases options for 2026 West Coast ocean salmon fisheries