Efforts to improve the revitalization of Battle Creek were recently achieved through River Partners’ acquisition of the historic 1,721-acre Battle Creek Ranch in Tehama County. The acquisition was made possible through a $15.05 million grant approved by the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), which also awarded nearly $600,000 to retire a water-right diversion associated with the property. The goal is to restore one of California’s most important salmon-bearing waterways, according to WCB. The acquisition will conserve the last unprotected lands along lower Battle Creek, which would complete a nearly three-decade-long effort to preserve all properties along the waterway’s 7.5-mile lower reach.

Other salmon restoration news:

• Daily Kos: Blog: Nearly 10,000 salmon have migrated up the Klamath River above the former dam sites!
• Sierra Club Redwood Chapter: Blog: Go where the fish are!