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Green Island Goes Back to the Future
Green Island, located near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers near Coburg, Oregon...
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From left: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Bonneville Power Administration fish and wildlife managers join the Board President and Executive Director of the McKenzie River Trust for an overview of plans to restore fish and wildlife habitats on Green Island.
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A tree that was transported downriver during winter floods now creates sidechannel habitat critical for young salmon and other fish. The riverway is home to one of the last viable runs of wild spring chinook salmon in the Willamette Valley.
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During the spring of 2006, McKenzie River Trust and their volunteers planted over 3,400 native trees that will help grow a healthy canopy for use by a diverse array of animals and plants. In addition to trees, the Trust will plant native grasses and forbs, including: native black cottonwood, red alder, big leaf maple, Oregon ash, Willamette Valley ponderosa pine and Western red cedar.
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Green Island is home to migratory birds and waterfowl, western pond turtles, bull trout, salmon, beavers, great blue herons, osprey and bald eagles. So far, over 130 species of birds have been documented on the Island.
Pictured: Lincoln's Sparrow
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- Learn more about our integrated fish and wildlife program and projects
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