Artificial beaver dams helping restore Pilchuck River

The collaborative effort aims to slow water flow, restore salmon habitat, and heal the land using downed trees and storm debris.

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — Along the Pilchuck River east of Granite Falls, an ambitious restoration project is reshaping the flow of water as the Tulalip Tribes and Washington State Department of Natural Resources work together to build 30 artificial beaver dams.

The collaborative effort aims to slow water flow, restore salmon habitat, and heal the land using downed trees and storm debris.

“Whenever I see a bald eagle, I just feel like we’re doing a good thing,” said Kurt Nelson, Tulalip Tribes Natural

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