Dee GardnerIn honor of tribal fishing rights, Washington State is replacing undersized culverts statewide to restore fish habitat.
This project at Chico Creek replaced a 36-inch pipe with a bridge, and realigned the stream bed to open up 21 miles of salmon-spawning habitat.
Chum salmon are already exploring a tributary that was blocked by a highway embankment.
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https://nwtreatytribes.org/removing-the-last-barriers-to-salmon-in-chico-creek/
Removing the last barriers to salmon in Chico Creek - Northwest Treaty Tribes
Biologists and engineers witnessed chum salmon take advantage of a newly restored tributary to Chico Creek this fall, soon after the streambed was completed. This work is part of a two-year-long project at the mouth of the Chico Creek watershed to remove its biggest choke points for salmon—a significant fish passage barrier on the mainstem […]