South Bachelor Island Restoration

Location: Strip of land to the west of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Objective: To relocate about 120,000 cubic yards of sand previously dredged from the Columbia River in order to restore off-channel habitat that hasn't existed for decades. This shallow-water habitat is valuable for outmigrating juvenile salmonids as stopover locations to rest, increasing their survivability odds on their way to the open ocean.

This project is made possible with contributions from a number of partners, including the Bonneville Power Administration, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Location of Project