Friends of Auburn Ravine celebrated the 4th of July in a parade in Lincoln, CA, and our "float" celebrated the large wild Chinook Salmon that swim up our local creek to spawn in the fall and winter. Our video system along Auburn Ravine in Lincoln has documented an average of about 100 salmon swimming past the camera each year since 2016. In some years, we have seen well over 300! Until 2022, an outdated water diversion system east of Lincoln kept most salmon out of 6 miles of good spawning areas. Now that it has been replaced with a modern system that preserves water delivery for agriculture AND allows fish to pass safely upstream and downstream, we anticipate increased salmon runs in the years ahead!