# Alaska creek restored after gold mining; salmon runs rise six-fold

2026-08-13T09:40:51+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

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Salmon runs in Alaska's Resurrection Creek have increased six-fold after a restoration project that reconnected the creek to its historic floodplain. The first phase, completed in 2006 by the US Forest Service, restored a 1.5-mile reach that had been damaged by decades of hydraulic and placer gold mining. Mining had degraded riverbanks, altered stream channels, and destroyed wetlands vital for salmon spawning. A second phase, led by the National Forest Foundation with partners including Trout Unlimited and the Hope Mining Company, will restore another 2.2 miles of creek and 74 acres of riparian habitat. The $7 million effort, boosted by a $3.8 million NOAA grant, builds on the earlier success. The National Forest Foundation report notes that the restoration has also benefited bears, moose, and bald eagles that rely on the creek's wetlands and forests.

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- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2006-alaska-began-rebuilding-a-creek-damaged-by-decades-of-gold-mining-the-first-restored-stretch-was-followed-by-a-six-fold-rise-in-salmon-runs/articleshow/133198712.cms>

Tags: Alaska, conservation, environment, gold mining, river restoration, salmon
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