Restoring Wildboy Creek Webinar – Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Learn about the removal of Kwoneesum Dam and its benefits to water and wildlife in Washington
The removal of Kwoneesum Dam in summer 2024 reconnected 6.5 miles of fish habitat in the Washougal River watershed. Join us on June 23rd for a virtual presentation about this incredible project and the collaboration between Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Columbia Land Trust. This webinar will be the first in our new Field Report webinar series, showcasing a variety of topics relating to the Land Trust’s conservation work.
What: A webinar exploring the recent removal of a defunct dam
When: Monday, June 23rd
Where: Online, a virtual Zoom presentation
When: 12:00 – 1:00pm
Cost: Free
This event will feature the premiere screening of a powerful, 10-minute film about the dam removal followed by speakers including Cowlitz Indian Tribe Habitat Restoration Program Manager Peter Barber and Columbia Land Trust Natural Area Manager Sanoe Keliinoi.
Located near the headwaters of Wildboy Creek, which flows to the Columbia River, the removal of this dam will have far-reaching impacts for water quality and wildlife, especially salmon and steelhead. Completed over a short five months, the project required:
- Removing a total of 30,000,000 gallons of reservoir water and redirecting three tributary streams.
- Relocating thousands of freshwater mussels from a section of the creek that was going to be de-watered during construction
- Placing 77 logjams to restore fish habitat in 1.3 miles of channel
In addition to the new documentary film, we will share behind-the-scenes footage from the de-watering of the reservoir and de-construction of the dam, fascinating engineering and nature facts, and the Tribe and Land Trust’s vision for the future of this watershed.