The "Middle Yakima" primarily refers to the Naches River and its Tributaries. While this project area extents into Ahtanum, Wenas, and  the gap-gap reach of the Yakima River. MCF has done numerous project

Projects

Visit any of our project pages seen below to get information on project near you, projects you are interested in, or just to learn more about salmon recovery work being done in the Yakima basin. Feel free to contact the Lower and Middle Yakima River Project Manager for more information.

Middle Yakima Basin Restoration

Little Naches Levee Removal

A large scale levee removal project, with river regrading, large woody debris loading, and restoration of nearly a mile of the Little Naches river just below Salmon Falls Interpretive site.

Little Naches Tributary Large Wood Replenishment

Manual addition of wood to Little Naches Tributaries. This involves grip-hoisting riparian trees into the river in strategic positions and locations.

Lower Cowiche Floodplain Restoration

A railroad berm removal project with subsequent riparian planting in the lower portions of Cowiche Creek.

Ahtanum Recreational Site Restoration

Dispersed camping barriers to protect critical spawning habitat from vehicles driving through the river, riparian roughness, and dispersed camping educational signage.

South Fork Cowiche

Riparian revegetation and regeneration on South Fork Cowiche Creek

Cowiche Creek Restoration History

Riparian health, planting and overall functionality of multiple properties along Cowiche Creek