Why is Restoration Needed?

​Benefits of Large Wood

High levels of wood are natural and healthy for rivers, but the Quillayute River is missing essential habitat after 100 years of development in the floodplains, stream clearing for navigation, and historic logging practices. Historic removal of large wood in the 1900s for navigation resulted in less salmon and increased erosion.

Large wood as well as natural and engineered log jams create essential habitat for salmon by providing cover from predators, shade, and deep pools and in-river nutrients.

Photo Credit: Tetra Tech

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Funding for this project comes from: The Quileute Tribe; Washington Coast Restoration and Resiliency Initiative through the Recreation and Conservation Office; Department of Ecology; and the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov