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Science Pub Hillsboro: Salmon Super Highway
Salmon are always on the run, traveling thousands of miles over the duration of their lives. In Oregon’s Tillamook- Nestucca watershed, the fish make their travels along many rivers, streams, and tributaries, swimming from their natal streams deep inland out to the ocean and back again like a car on a highway. But over the last 60 years that highway has become increasingly disconnected by barriers threatening fish populations, ecosystems, recreation, and industry.
The Salmon SuperHwy is an unprecedented effort to address fish passage barriers in Oregon’s North Coast. This work is restoring access to almost 180 miles of blocked habitat throughout six major salmon and steelhead rivers. In this talk, Hydrologist Leah Tai will talk about how the initiative is reconnecting historic habitat, reducing chronic flooding, improving recreation opportunities and stimulating the local economy, both now and for the future.
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