Pacific County will receive $618,496 in grants from the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board for three salmon habitat restoration projects. These efforts are crucial for supporting endangered salmon species, vital to the local economy.
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Upper Willapa River Habitat Design: The Pacific Conservation District gets $300,000 for habitat restoration along two miles of the upper Willapa River, involving landowner collaboration on tree planting and livestock fencing.
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Lower East Fork Grays River Study: The Cowlitz Indian Tribe will use $241,046 to monitor restored areas over four miles in the lower East Fork Grays River, studying sediment movement and fish usage.
- Rue Creek Planting: The Willapa Bay Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group received $77,450 to plant native trees and shrubs over forty-eight acres in Rue Creek, improving habitat conditions for Chinook and chum salmon, as well as steelhead trout.
Overall, the funding aims to restore vital aquatic ecosystems and bolster rural communities.
