Seeds to Salmon
Seeds to Salmon (S2S) is an outdoor learning initiative that connects high school and middle school students to the interdependence of salmon and healthy watersheds through hands-on plant propagation and restoration activities. In 2024–25, LCFEG developed an Open Resource Curriculum designed for use statewide and piloted it with local teachers
Morganroth Springs Fish Passage Restoration
The Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition recently completed a 4 year study of 55 off-channel habitat sites restored by WDFW in the early 90’s. Many of these sites have structures that are now deteriorating and creating fish passage barriers. We surveyed the sites and chose the most critical for restoration. Morganroth
Rose Point Estuary Restoration
Scientists estimate that less than 15% of historic estuaries remain along the west coast. In 2024, we had the rare opportunity to restore a 2-acre salt marsh that once covered adjacent private parcels in NE Kitsap County. Removing 860 linear feet of creosote-treated bulkhead, fill, and invasive grasses, we restored
Lower Peshastin Creek Habitat Restoration Project
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been working with Cascade Fisheries on a large environmental remediation and stream restoration project since 2012. With tremendous support from key partners, the project was finally completed in 2025. Complex projects like this require teamwork. Our team can now look at this piece
Theler Wetlands Restoration
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) restored 7 acres of estuarine wetland habitat at the 74-acre project site at the Mary E. Theler Wetlands Nature Preserve now part of the WDFW Union River Unit in the southern part of the Union River
Newskah Site 2
This restoration project corrected a complete fish passage barrier on an unnamed tributary to Newskah Creek at mile 3.4 on Newskah Road, southeast of Aberdeen, Washington. The original culvert was 0% passable, blocking all upstream movement and disrupting a key ecological corridor in the Chehalis Basin. The barrier was removed
Cabin Creek Assessment
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Mid-Columbia Fisheries recently completed a two-year effort to assess the potential to restore habitat in Cabin Creek, a significant tributary to the Upper Yakima River. The assessment synthesized historic information and new field surveys to identify and prioritize restoration goals and opportunities in the watershed. The
Salmon in Schools
Sound Salmon Solutions Sound Salmon Solutions (SSS) Salmon in Schools (SITS) program is a hands-on education program that engages elementary through high school students in salmon education and recovery. Our program brings 150 salmon directly to students, providing them with a unique opportunity to get experience with a species that
Students in the Watershed
In partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, HCSEG brings the Students in the Watershed program (SITW) to North Mason students every spring. The goals of SITW are to connect classroom lessons to their real world context, introduce pathways to environment careers, instill positive environmental values, and create an understanding
Niawiakum River Restoration and Barrier Correction
WBFEG has completed the preliminary designs for the restoration of the lower reaches of the Niawiakum River and correction of an existing fish passage barrier. WBFEG is currently seeking funding for construction and completion of the final design and permitting. This project will remove the existing fish barrier culverts with
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