Watch “Restoring Wildboy Creek” about Kwoneesum Dam removal

A film about the removal of Kwoneesum Dam with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe

The removal of Kwoneesum Dam in summer 2024 reconnected 6.5 miles of fish habitat in Washington’s Washougal River watershed. We’re excited to share a new, 10-minute film about the dam removal and the collaboration between the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Columbia Land Trust that made this project incredible restoration project possible.

To learn even more about the dam removal and the conservation of the forestland surrounding it, click here to watch an hour-long virtual presentation featuring Cowlitz Indian Tribe Habitat Restoration Program Manager Peter Barber and Columbia Land Trust Natural Area Manager Sanoe Keliinoi.

Project Partners
The land purchase was funded with grants from the Open Rivers Fund, a program of Resources Legacy Fund supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as funding from Washington Department of Ecology’s water quality program, Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation, Wiancko Family Foundation, The Conservation Alliance, private donors, a program-related investment loan from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative with support from the Land Trust Alliance, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Oregon Community Foundation.

The dam removal was funded by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service – Environmental Quality Incentives Program, NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office – Salmon Recovery Funding Board & Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board, Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund , Open Rivers Fund, a program of Resources Legacy Fund supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.