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.
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 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 Creek Floodplain Restoration
A railroad berm removal project with subsequent riparian planting in the lower portions of Cowiche Creek.
Ahtanum Recreation Site Restoration
Dispersed camping barriers to protect critical spawning habitat from vehicles driving through the river, riparian roughness, and dispersed camping educational signage.
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Cowiche Creek
Riparian health, planting and overall functionality of multiple properties along Cowiche Creek
Little Naches Geomorphic Assessment
Little Naches River is one of the five main tributaries of the Naches River, and designated criticalhabitat for two ESA listed species. It has a recent, well‐documented, history of alteration by human activity. The following assessment gives priority areas and actions to uplift this area for salmon, steelhead and riverine health.