When Claire Buchanan led us up Alameda Creek in the hills above Fremont about eight weeks ago, the waters were flowing again after a major restoration. Buchanan and her colleagues at the environmental nonprofit California Trout helped spearhead the removal of a PG&E pipeline that had partially blocked the creek for decades, effectively acting as a barrier to migrating fish. … Then shortly after the removal, volunteers spotted a site that hadn’t been seen in roughly 70 years, Chinook salmon, moving upstream towards lower Niles Canyon. … And some local volunteers believe there may already be more salmon migrating into the area.

Other salmon restoration news:

• The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Opinion: To save salmon runs and fishing jobs California needs new water rules
• Active NorCal (Redding, Calif.): Klamath River upgrade project moves forward amid remarkable salmon rebound