Restoring Snohomish estuary habitat to improve salmon survival
Where the Snohomish River meets the saltwater of north Puget Sound, the recently completed Blue Heron Slough project was the…
Tag: Salmon Habitat
Fight in “brushfire mode” against invasive crab
In the ongoing battle to curb the spread of invasive European green crab in the marine waters of Washington state,…
Removing the last barriers to salmon in Chico Creek
Biologists and engineers witnessed chum salmon take advantage of a newly restored tributary to Chico Creek this fall, soon after…
Changes to Elwha estuary under observation following dam removal
The mouth of the Elwha River does not look the same as it did 15 years ago. In the mid-2000s,…
Testing imitation beaver dams as climate mitigation strategy
As the Stillaguamish River and its network of tributary and side channel streams braid their way across the landscape, they…
Restoring logjams for threatened Nooksack salmon
Along the North Fork Nooksack River, gravel shores are left wanting—particularly while they bake in the sun during the summer…
New bridges open floodplain for salmon in Dungeness River
After years of being pinched with railroad bridges, trestles and dikes, an oft-visited section of the Dungeness River finally will…
Upper Skagit tribe urges fish passage at Seattle dams
As deadlines approach in the relicensing process for Seattle’s Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe awaits insight…
South Fork Skokomish gets much needed wood for fish habitat
More than 1,000 logs were placed strategically in the South Fork Skokomish River this summer during the Skokomish Tribe’s latest…