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  • Carpinteria Creek Fish Passage Project

    This project removed the last major migration barrier in the Carpinteria Creek watershed — an undersized bridge and 100 feet of concrete-lined channel with drop structures — replacing it with a clear-span bridge and a restored natural stream channel incorporating rock and large wood structure. Located in coastal Santa Barbara County, the project opened at least 1.27 miles of historic spawning habitat on the mainstem Carpinteria Creek for the first time in decades, benefiting federally endangered Southern California steelhead. Location: Carpinteria Creek is located in coastal Santa Barbara County, approximately 10 miles southeast of the City of Santa Barbara. It…