Nancy Gleason PhotographyMar 26

We’re doing this!
The US Army Corps of Engineers awarded the $691M construction contract for the juvenile salmon downstream fish passage project at Hanson Dam on the Green River. This is a huge milestone reached toward salmon recovery in Puget Sound!

I’ve been working on this since my first day at USACE in 2005. The project went on hold in 2011 due to budget issues. We are back on track, so this will be the biggest project of my career.
#Salmon #SalmonRecovery #PNW

https://www.fdcorp.com/en/news/dams/2026/usace-contract-award-finalized-for-howard-a-hanson-dam-additional-water-storage-fish-passage

USACE Contract Award Finalized for Howard A. Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Fish Passage

FlatironDragados and joint venture partner Aecon have finalized a $691 million contract to deliver the Howard A. Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Fish Passage Facility.

Show threadGreg JohnstonMar 26
@ncgleason That is big, and long overdue. I believe Seattle City Light is preparing to do the same on the upper Skagit. Very important work, thank you.
Show threadNancy Gleason PhotographyMar 26
@GPJohnston Yes, I’m curious to see how Seattle City Light will design passage around (or through?) their dams and if they can get any federal funding. It’s obviously quite expensive!
Show threadGreg Johnston
@ncgleason FYI.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/seattle-reaches-4b-deal-to-keep-skagit-river-dams-truck-salmon/
Apr 8 at 3:22pmWeb
Show threadNancy Gleason Photography2d ago
@GPJohnston YESSSS! This is such amazingly great news! I don’t know what changed over there at SCL in the past 10 or so years, but this is quite the 180-degree turn from what we heard from them back then. They tried to poach one of my coworkers for fish research, but were adamantly opposed to new passage. I’m super excited for this victory for the Skagit area Tribes, who are also my colleagues for federal work in that watershed. This is important progress in Puget Sound #salmon recovery!
Show threadGreg Johnston2d ago
@ncgleason Yes, so important. I think what turned City Light was new evidence salmon and steelhead existed way upstream before the dams and the threat of a federal suit by the tribes. The Skagit is so important with its species diversity and intact habitat!