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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Machinery works around a new-built earthwork at a river conservation project on the Satsop River.

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Wetlands witchery: project works to steady meandering river

Firm banks and complex courses protect homes and create salmon habitats

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Volunteers plant Sitka willows in the banks of the Wishkah River.

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Volunteers plant more than 1,000 trees near Wishkah River

It’s the first big volunteer planting event for the program

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A volunteer event will plant willow trees near Kurt Cobain Memorial Park in an attempt to stabilize the eroding riverbank on Monday, January 15.

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Preserving the shore: volunteer event to plant trees at Cobain Memorial Park

Erosion at the park has been substantial

Grays Harbor Conservation District’s work crew poses behind a tree they recently planted, one of thousands, as part of a riverbank repair effort. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Buy a beer, plant a tree: local program sees first plantings

It’s part of a push to improve riverbank health countywide

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Members of the Marine Resource Committee go out to see crews collecting European green crab near Westport on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Green crab, rising tides and the future of fishing: marine resource summit well attended

Westport has good opportunities to see the topics discussed in person

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife The Chehalis Wildlife Area comprises about 1,200 total acres in East Grays Harbor County.

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WDFW adds 40 acres to wildlife area near Elma

Purchase connects wetland habitat, seperate from farmers’ area of concern in 2021’s larger proposal

photos by Clayton Franke / The Daily World Jim Chu, Bob Krueger, Vanessa Loverti, Barbara Hayford and Nick Docken lift the Motus tower into place on Monday, March 27 at the Coastal Interpretive Center in Ocean Shores. Below, the pair stand with the new Motus tower.

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Catching signals from shorebirds

New radio tower in Ocean Shores part of international shorebird tracking network

The trees stretch tall above a waterway recently reconnected with the Hoquiam River to restore natural tidelands. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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One year on, trees returning to restored tidelands

Removing obstacles and bringing back salmon breeding grounds.