Restoration workers in the Pacific Northwest are returning 6,000 logs to rivers using helicopters, correcting a 40-year-old mistake when logs were removed thinking they harmed ecosystems. The logs restore critical fish habitat and stream structure, marking a significant shift in river restoration science.
Upworthy · Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Forty years ago, restoration workers thought logs were the problem. They were wrong. The post Helicopters dump 6,000 logs into rivers in the Pacific Northwest, fixing a decades-old mistake appeared first on Upworthy.
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