The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, Lower Columbia River Watershed Council, Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District and US Fish and Wildlife Service are restoring 35-acres of wetland habitat at the Louisiana Swamp. The site is located on the lower Columbia River, 4.5 miles west of Clatskanie, OR. The collaborative partnership with the landowner, Greenwood Resources, Inc. will remove a levee to reconnect the floodplain to Westport Slough, a tributary to the Columbia River. Once restored, the site will be a tidal wetland with a network of backwater channels; ideal for wildlife and migrating salmon to feed, rest and escape extreme conditions of the slough and Columbia River.
