Estuary restoration efforts working, data shows - Northwest Treaty Tribes

Estuary restoration efforts working, data shows - Northwest Treaty Tribes

After investing millions of dollars to restore the Skokomish estuary, the Skokomish Tribe is monitoring the habitat to measure its success. The tribe purchased and restored nearly 400 acres in the estuary starting in 2007, after the property operated as a farm and a private hunting club for nearly 80 years. Skokomish habitat biologist Lisa Belleveau notes the types of vegetation in a survey plot in the Skokomish estuary. “Salmon need estuaries t…