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An opportunity arose for #watershed #restoration:

“But now, because Chinook, steelhead and trout are listed under the Endangered Species Act, the Bonneville Power Administration is trying to rebuild #floodplains using revenue from electricity generation.

With help from the #nonprofit Trout Unlimited, Wilson won a $1.2 million BPA grant to restore his three-quarter mile stretch of river.

In the summer of 2022, crews placed 475 trees, many complete with massive root wads, in the channel to slow water down and spread it out. They built 54 artificial #beaver dams to hold water in the floodplain and create lots of little stillwater pools. And they planted #cottonwood, #willow and #alder trees for shade.”

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