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State, federal and Yakama Nation leaders break ground on Cle Elum fish passage project
Summary
Tribal leaders, Governor Jay Inslee and federal officials marked the completion of a juvenile fish passage facility and broke ground on an adult fish collection facility at Cle Elum Dam, a project officials say will reopen nearly 30 miles of upstream habitat for salmon and steelhead and is supported by new federal and state funding commitments.
Cle Elum, Wash. — Tribal, state and federal leaders on the Cle Elum Dam site marked completion of a juvenile fish passage facility and broke ground on an adult fish collection facility that officials said will reopen nearly 30 miles of upstream habitat for salmon and steelhead.
"This project will restore salmon and other threatened fish populations above the Cle Elum Dam, creating nearly 30 miles of protected fish habitat and ensuring that these crucial species can continue to recover," Raquel Crowley read from a letter by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
Why it matters: Officials said the work is intended to support reintroduction of sockeye and coho salmon and to strengthen river and irrigation systems relied on by…
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