Large Landowners Recognized For Reopening 5,200 Miles of Fish Habitat
Washington state officials have recognized over a dozen large landowners, including the timberland firm Weyerhaeuser, for their investment in correcting nearly 8,500 fish passage barriers and reopening 5,200 miles of fish habitat since 2001.
The landowners all completed their obligations under the Washington Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plan (RMAP) to protect clean water for people and fish alike, the state Department of Natural Resources announced in mid-August.
DNR works with the Washington departments of Ecology and Fish and Wildlife to administer the program, established in 2001, to minimize or eliminate sediment delivery to streams and rivers, correct fish barriers and keep ditch water out of streams.
Efforts of these large landowners have also resulted in some 31,000...