部落通过破坏堤恢复湿地, 以帮助危的鱼. Tribe restores wetlands by breaching levees to help endangered salmon.

华盛顿的斯蒂拉瓜米什部落正在修复沿着斯蒂尔瓜米希河的潮湿地, The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington is restoring tidal wetlands along the Stillaguamish River by breaching century-old levees to revive endangered Chinook salmon. 通过让河流与洪水平原重新连接, 该部落为鱼类和野生动物创造了新的息地, 包括230英的zis a ba 2沼泽. By allowing the river to reconnect with its floodplain, the tribe has created new habitats for fish and wildlife, including the 230-acre zis a ba 2 marsh. 洪水也帮助加快了生态复苏, 同时减少未来社区的洪灾风险. Recent floods helped accelerate this ecological recovery while also reducing future flood risks for communities.