July 2023
Hallwood Phase 3/4 Update
We are beginning Phase 4 construction in June 2023, the last phase of construction on the Hallwood Side Channel and Floodplain Restoration Project. During this phase, we will remove the final portion of the [...]
February 2022
Phase 1 Updates for 2021
Phase 1 was implemented in 2019–2020 and created an enhanced 89 acres of historic floodplain habitat, 1.7 miles of perennial channels, and 3.7 miles of seasonal channels. Over the course of 2021, biological monitors
Phase 2 — Complete!
In November 2021, Phase 2 of the project was completed with approximately 800,000 cubic yards of rock having been removed from the Middle Training Wall. This phase restored an additional 34 acres of historic floodplain [...]
July 2021
Salmonids in the Side Channels
Just a few months after Phase 1 of the Hallwood Floodplain and Side Channel Restoration Project was completed, juvenile Chinook salmon and O. mykiss (rainbow trout/steelhead) were documented utilizing the newly constructed side channels! Watch [...]
April 2021
Phase 2 Starts; River Closes
Construction activities for Phase 2 began in early April 2021. This year the team will enhance another 34 acres of floodplain and 1.6 miles of seasonal side channel to provide habitat for juvenile rearing Chinook [...]
Phase 1 – Complete!
The project team finished construction of Phase 1 in fall 2020. Approximately 1.2 million cubic yards of sediment was removed to expose historic floodplain habitat for Chinook salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon. Miles of seasonal and [...]