In 2009, Washington removed a century-old dike and let tides reclaim 762 acres; 21 miles of channels reopened, and young Chinook salmon entered the restored marsh in their first migration season
- Tidal water flowed back into the Nisqually River Delta for the first time in nearly a century after conservationists removed a large network of sea dikes, quickly reopening miles of historic estuary habitat for threatened Pacific salmon.
- In autumn 2009, workers removed 4.5 miles of earthen dikes built in the early 1900s to turn the land into farmland.
- The work restored natural tidal flows across 762 acres of estuarine marsh at the Billy Frank Jr.
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- Tidal water flowed back into the Nisqually River Delta for the first time in nearly a century after conservationists removed a large network of sea dikes, quickly reopening miles of historic estuary habitat for threatened Pacific salmon.
- In autumn 2009, workers removed 4.5 miles of earthen dikes built in the early 1900s to turn the land into farmland.
- The work restored natural tidal flows across 762 acres of estuarine marsh at the Billy Frank Jr.
Sources: Times of India