Cottonwood Creek Restoration I

Restoration Stories

SF Cottonwood Hammer Div Aug2011 14

Before: The 80-year-old Hammer Dam, a small domestic hydropower dam, on the South Fork of Cottonwood Creek in Tehama County was demolished in October 2014 as part of a multi-agency fish passage project, including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the landowner. © Tricia Bratcher, California Department of Fish and Wildlife