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Metolius River Project - 2008



Habitat Improvement project
This project was a part of the effort to see salmon and steelhead
return to the Metolius basin in the next few years.

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Wilderness International teamed up with Trout Unlimited

Here we are planting trees, shrubs, and grass for soil stabilization.

Planting on the banks to prevent erosion.

There were lots of rocks in the soil to work around.

Rocks are good for plants, bad for tools and hard on workers!

Break time for a good lunch.

Plants need a lot of water.

Tools of the trade for the day.

Wire cages were placed around many of the plants
so deer and elk don't eat them all.

The whole Wilderness International Board
showed up for this project.

In a couple of years, the stream will look more like this.

Eventually fish like this will return to this stream.


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