Increased Numbers of Winter Steelhead Return to Elwha River
Greater numbers of winter steelhead have been making their way beyond where the former Elwha and Glines Canyon dams used…
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Steelhead Returning to the Elwha River
Spawning surveys in the Elwha River show that steelhead are taking advantage of the river’s newly opened habitat. For the…
AP: Elwha River restoring itself quicker than expected
The Associated Press posted an update recently about the removal of the Elwha River’s two fish-blocking dams, the Elwha and Glines Canyon,…
New Sand Habitat Attracting More Life near Elwha River
With thousands of cubic yards of sediment forming new beaches at the mouth of the Elwha River, marine life that’s…
Sequim Gazette: Chinook Populations Are Strong in the Elwha River
The Sequim Gazette reported that more than 1,700 chinook salmon were found in the Elwha River, between the Glines Canyon…
PDN: Chinook Salmon Moving Past Former Elwha Dam Location
Chinook salmon are returning once again to the Elwha River, with the river in its second year of being free…
Peninsula Daily News: Elwha River restoration ahead of schedule
The Peninsula Daily News recently reported on a public presentation by Robert Elofson, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s river restoration…
Elwha River Dam Demolition Starts Again Sooner Than Expected
The Peninsula Daily News posted an article announcing that the fish window on the Elwha River has closed earlier than…
Behind The Elwha Dams: The Drawdown of the Aldwell and Mills Reservoirs
For the first time in nearly a century, the man-made reservoirs behind the Elwha River’s two fish-blocking dams are starting…