Record Salmon Escapement In 2001 A Result Of Sound Co-management

NEAH BAY (Nov. 3, 2005) – The roar of a twin-rotor Boeing Chinook helicopter fills the air as a 25,000-pound tree, complete with rootwad, dangles from a cable under the aircraft. A delicate splash accompanies the surprisingly precise release of the tree into the Sooes River where it will become part of improved salmon habitat as designed by the Makah Tribe.

In seven hours, the helicopter helped create 18 logjams on a 1.5-mile stretch of the Sooes River. The jams will help reconnect the river with its floodplain and improve habitat by creating pools and eddies that allow salmon to survive and thrive.