Resurrection Creek – A river reborn

For a century, a two-mile stretch of Resurrection Creek near Anchorage, Alaska, ran straight as a bullet. Channeled by towering mounds of gravel tailing piles, the damaged stream could no longer support the salmon runs, mitigate floodwaters, or allow moose and other wildlife to cross. It was a problematic scar from outdated historic mining practices.

“Without intervention, without this restoration project, this creek would never go back to its natural state of being,” said Marian Giannulis, Trout Unlimited Alaska communications and engagement director. “It was just something that we knew that we had to do.”