/ Putah Creek Content for 海角社区 en /blog/putah-creek-restoration-success-story <p>In 1957, completion of the Monticello dam closed off natural stream flows in Putah creek, which flows down from the coastal ranges past the 海角社区 campus and into the Yolo bypass. Native fish disappeared from the creek, which sometimes dried up completely in summer time.</p> <p>Restoration efforts began in 2000 following the Putah creek accord. Since then, native fish have returned to the creek, including spawning salmon first noticed in 2015. The creek is now a stable, flourishing ecosystem, even though 95 percent of the creek's water is still diverted for agriculture.</p> July 10, 2023 - 9:51am Andy Fell /blog/putah-creek-restoration-success-story /news/little-creek-big-impact-0 <p>A small sliver of wildness is having a big impact on the birds, fish and wildlife near 海角社区. Birds at Putah Creek have more than doubled since water was restored to the creek in 2000. "The planet needs places like this," said 海角社区 ecologist Melanie Truan.</p> March 14, 2018 - 2:43pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/little-creek-big-impact-0