Volunteers in Santa Cruz County seek to turn tide of declining coho populations

Volunteers in Santa Cruz County seek to turn tide of declining coho populations

By Brian Hackney

Source: cbsnews

9/7/2023

A tiny number of the fish that used to fill West Coast rivers are still running in the creeks. In Santa Cruz County, an effort to turn the tide of declining salmon populations appears to be paying off.

Far from the beaten path of tires pounding 280 pavement, Connor Greenwood's commute threads a narrow dirt path off Swanton Road abeam Highway 1 some thirty minutes north of Santa Cruz.

It's something he's done come rain, shine, or the August 2020 wildfires that scorched the redwoods that flank Big Creek Road.

"This place was an inferno", Greenwood recalls.

Barely escaping the flames: 28,000 inch-long coho salmon, inside large pools topped by canvas domes that come into view as we round the bumpy bend into Kingfisher Flats Hatchery.

Scott Creek

Salmon, Coho

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