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Tribal, local restoration projects reconnected Dungeness floodplain; presenters said salmon returns rose sharply
Summary
A restoration practitioner described removal of a core dike, engineered log jams and levee setbacks on the lower Dungeness River and related projects on nearby rivers. Presenters showed monitoring data and photo comparisons they said demonstrate large increases in salmon production after reconnection and habitat work.
Randy, a restoration practitioner presenting to the Dungeness River Management Team on Oct. 8, described floodplain reconnection and engineered log‑jam projects he said have restored habitat and increased salmon production on the Dungeness and nearby rivers.
“Projects can work,” Randy told the group, recounting a case history in which a reach with only seven returning adults in 1999 later produced a roughly 13‑year average of about 2,400 natural‑origin spawners after combined habitat restoration and stock recovery work. He illustrated the restoration with before‑and‑after photos, maps of former dikes and levees, and monitoring results from spawning and…
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