Submitted by CT on Mon, 2014-10-27 18:45 Kitsap-Olympic Peninsulas - 383 Vote Up Down +3 + IMG_0762.JPG Thanks to everyone who helped cut, haul, and position large tree sections, stumps, and gravel in Dogfish Creek within TU's adopted sections of Poulsbo's Fish Park. Prime new spawning habitat is now available to the returning chum and coho...and just in time! TU volunteers added wood and gravel to restore channel complexity, fill in the incised areas and re-connect the side wetlands. And it’s not just a fish project, but really a fish, invertebrate, wildlife, and habitat restoration effort. It turned out great, and will mature as time goes by and adds more wood, more plant shade and habitat, and greater insect productivity. The log notches insure that at low flow the coho salmon fry and cutthroat fry in the stream can move up and down the system all year long. The notches also focus stream current for migrating adult salmonids to bring those ocean nutrients home to Poulsbo’s Fish Park. Also a BIG thanks to Don Webster for delivering all the new spawning gravel for the project, and Arness, Inc. for donating the spawning gravel!