Recent Rains, New Fish Ladder Set To Aid Salmon Populations On Alameda Creek – ‘It's Really A Miracle'

By Wilson Walker, CBS San Francisco:

FREMONT (KPIX 5) – Like so many places in Northern California, the recent rains have really transformed things here along Alameda Creek. It is putting on quite a show for the locals, and it’s a great reminder of the importance of a project underway here just below Niles Canyon.

“Six weeks ago it was almost completely dry,” said Rene Bierbaum of Fremont. “Just amazing to see it flowing again.”

Stop and watch the creek, and it does not take long to spot them.

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