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Helicopters return 6,000 logs to rivers to help them heal
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Helicopters return 6,000 logs to rivers to help them heal

So: in central Washington, helicopters are carrying more than 6,000 logs back to rivers and streams across about 24 miles of land. The Yakama Nation is restoring the wood that was once removed, because logs create sheltered habitat for salmon and bull trout, while slowing water and helping it replenish groundwater. Many waterways are too remote for road access, so the logs are carefully flown in from forest-thinning projects. Tribal leaders marked the work with a ceremony, bringing an important part of the land back and putting decades of new understanding into action.
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