New Mashel River Logjams Protect Salmon and Property
September 07, 2010
September 07, 2010
OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 7 -- The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission issued the following news release:
For a second year, the Nisqually Indian Tribe is building logjams in the Mashel River that will provide habitat for fish and help protect property from bank erosion. Riverside property sustained heavy damage during a historic flood two years ago.
"When there isn't enough wood in a river, both people and salmon are in danger because the water flows too q . . .
For a second year, the Nisqually Indian Tribe is building logjams in the Mashel River that will provide habitat for fish and help protect property from bank erosion. Riverside property sustained heavy damage during a historic flood two years ago.
"When there isn't enough wood in a river, both people and salmon are in danger because the water flows too q . . .