PCI and partners are nearing completion on a major effort to restore wetland, riparian, and aquatic habitats at Chicken Ranch Beach—one of Tomales Bay’s most visited public access points.

PCI is excited to unveil a new Story Map that brings the Gualala River Estuary Habitat Enhancement Plan to life, showcasing the science and history behind efforts to restore vital salmon habitat.

We're pleased to share significant news from Stuart Creek in the Sonoma Creek Watershed. In 2024, Chinook salmon have returned to their historic breeding grounds, marking a milestone achievement exactly 10 years after PCI Ecological's fish passage barrier removal project was completed.

We're excited to share recent news from NOAA Fisheries highlighting the remarkable success of habitat restoration efforts on California's Mendocino Coast - work that PCI is proud to have contributed to.

PCI has been working with The Nature Conservancy since 2013 to plan, design and implement restoration projects to recover populations of salmon in the lower Ten Mile River watershed. The overarching premise for this series of projects is that off-channel rearing habitat and winter high-flow refugia are often severely limited in alluvial valleys…

A deeply incised, eroding channel on Sonoma Land Trust’s Sears Point Ranch Preserve and the adjacent Sonoma Raceway property has been restored, marking the completion of the earthwork phase of the innovative Lakeville Creek project, and setting the stage for the next step: planting the site with over 30,000 native wetland and wet meadow plants….

PCI has been working with Sonoma Land Trust (SLT) since 2020 to design and plan an innovative restoration effort on SLT’s Sears Point Ranch Preserve and the adjacent Sonoma Raceway. The project is just completing construction by Dixon Marine Services, and SLT just released a video previewing the project, with more footage to come soon….

Since 2015, PCI has been working with the Nature Conservancy, BLM, the Stornetta Brothers Ranch, and many other partners to restore crucial coho salmon habitat in the Garcia River estuary. The complex habitat features that young salmonids need to survive and thrive have been lost from this important estuary over time…

Tricycle, a renowned Buddhist journal, has published an essay exploring Green Gulch Farm’s evolving relationship with coho salmon and Green Gulch Creek – a shift in consciousness that sparked restoration efforts designed by PCI in partnership with Green Gulch Farm and the San Francisco Zen Center, with funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

PCI congratulates Lauren Hammack on winning Restorationist of the Year at the 40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) Conference! SRF first presented the award in 1992 to Bill Eastwood, co-director of the Eel River Salmon Restoration Project, to honor grassroots salmonid habitat restorationists.

PCI will be presenting at the California Society for Ecological Restoration (SERCAL) 2023 conference and the 40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) conference, and we would love for you to stop by and say hi!

Join our talented, multidisciplinary team of designers, planners, scientists and restoration technicians in finding ecological solutions to human challenges. PCI is seeking applicants for several positions; visit our careers page for more information.

Ecological restoration is an essential tool in addressing urgent concerns across California, including reducing carbon in the atmosphere and protecting residents from the impacts of climate change. But regulatory compliance requirements can be significant hurdles that slow the pace of restoration.

Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a General Order and Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) that will help PCI and our partners streamline permitting and implementation for important habitat restoration projects.