Just feet from where Resurrection Creek’s mainstem gushes north, about 20 pink and chum salmon splashed around in a side channel that was constructed just weeks before. The water there was shallow – just right for resting salmon.
“So much of the environment in Alaska relies on salmon,” said Marian Giannulis, Trout Unlimited Alaska’s Communications and Engagement Director. The group is one of about five partner organizations involved with the project.
The side channel in Resurrection Creek is one of several additions the restoration team has worked on since May. They wrapped up the season in July, and has been one of the busiest summers in the project’s more than 20 year history, according to Giannulis. And this summer has seen more progress than in years past, partially because the team didn’t have to wait for snow from last winter to melt…