Explore Outdoors: Oasis in middle of Lincoln highlights salmon run
Explore Outdoors: Oasis in middle of Lincoln highlights salmon run
Okay, this is *** look at what I think is an oasis in the middle of the city of Lincoln. This is the auburn ravine park, *** popular 10 acre spot that's likely known more for its spacious dog park which sits in the heart of the park, but look further past the park. Or better yet continue walking past the dog park and let your ears direct you to something else. The stream that runs nearby. Why? Because after *** little investigation, you'll realize this isn't just *** stream. It's *** spot specifically designed to solve *** salmon problem. That's because this spot is home to *** gauging station that is used by an irrigation district to measure water flowing downstream. However, when it was constructed in 1981 it was not designed to make it easy for salmon to migrate upstream east of Lincoln. So decades later, the Nevada irrigation district in plaster County designed *** project to create *** more natural condition for salmon to migrate. What was created was known as the auburn ravine fish passage Project, *** project that ended up attracting other conservation groups to join in. There's even *** sign dedicated to it along the walking path. It included *** series of man made riffles and pools that were sculpted into the stream bed concrete walls were actually designed to avoid erosion and were buried some 13 ft deep in the water by 2013. The first full migration of salmon of *** few 100 salmon would be counted here and now, beginning in october of each year through spring, you can visit this spot just *** few dozen steps away from all those dogs. So if you go, take *** moment to think about all those who came up with *** natural solution to *** salmon conundrum. Or like me, just sit down, close your eyes and listen to the sweet sounds of an oasis in the middle of Lincoln's busy streets, the auburn ravine park off More road in Lincoln.
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Explore Outdoors: Oasis in middle of Lincoln highlights salmon run
If you take a walk through Auburn Ravine Park in the city of Lincoln, you'll find the dog park is a central highlight of this 10-acre spot.However, keep walking among the trees and let your ears guide you to a somewhat hidden gem just a few steps away from the barking, panting and playing dogs.Among the trees is a creek that tells the story of how multiple entities came together to preserve a salmon run, even as this city and nearby developments would continue to grow.To learn more about this effort and to see why it is a peaceful oasis near the frolicking of dogs, click on the video above.
LINCOLN, Calif. —
If you take a walk through Auburn Ravine Park in the city of Lincoln, you'll find the dog park is a central highlight of this 10-acre spot.
However, keep walking among the trees and let your ears guide you to a somewhat hidden gem just a few steps away from the barking, panting and playing dogs.
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Among the trees is a creek that tells the story of how multiple entities came together to preserve a salmon run, even as this city and nearby developments would continue to grow.
To learn more about this effort and to see why it is a peaceful oasis near the frolicking of dogs, click on the video above.