Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe awaiting return of more fish on river

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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe awaiting return of more fish on river

Posted: Friday, August 3, 2012

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington has already spotted the return of salmon to a river that was blocked by dams.

The tribe has seen the first dozen or so of wild steelhead in the Elwha River, just four months after the first dam came down. There could be a lot more but sediment is blocking an accurate count, a tribal biologist said.

The federal government is spending $325 million to remove two dams from the river and restore the habitat.

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