An Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) stream enhancement project on Rock Creek in the Clatsop State Forest that included new wood to help influence the formation of pools, spawning gravels, and provide cover for aquatic species, ultimately to improve stream habitat and water quality, was recently completed.

Clatsop State Forest Stream Enhancement Project Set To Restore Natural Stream Processes

The goal of ODF’s Clatsop State Forest stream enhancement project was to restore natural stream processes and instream complexity on Rock Creek by placing large wood into the stream channel to improve spawning and rearing habitat, fish production, and water quality.

Research from Oregon restoration sites shows what large-wood projects like this typically achieve. TIDINGS DATA SNAPSHOT What S

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