Crews are ready to remove the 10-by-60-foot Pilchuck Dam next week, one chunk of concrete at a time.
The blue-green waters of the upper Pilchuck River are ideal habitat for some of Puget Sound’s most endangered salmon.
Large conifer trees line the banks, keeping the water shady and cool, while fallen trunks provide “hidey spots” for juvenile salmon to grow. The land upstream is mostly working forest, protecting the river from residential contamination.
But much of this pristine habitat, a third of the entire Pilchuck River, is blocked by a 10 foot high by 60 foot wide hunk of concrete.
A major fish barrier on the Pilchuck River is coming down | HeraldNet.com
The blue-green waters of the upper Pilchuck River are ideal habitat for some of Puget Sound’s most endangered salmon.
Large conifer trees line the banks, keeping the water shady and cool, while fallen trunks provide “hidey spots” for juvenile salmon to grow. The land upstream is mostly working forest, protecting the river from residential contamination.
But much of this pristine habitat, a third of the entire Pilchuck River, is blocked by a 10 foot high by 60 foot wide hunk of concrete.
A major fish barrier on the Pilchuck River is coming down | HeraldNet.com