YAKIMA — A Native American tribe in Washington has received a state grant to fund recovery projects aimed at improving the conditions of threatened steelhead trout species in the region.
The Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board has awarded $414,000 to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation for three habitat restoration projects, Yakima Herald-Republic reported Wednesday.
The projects include adding logs in the waterways to give fish a place to rest, feed and hide from predators, board officials said. There are also plans to plant native trees and shrub whose shade would cool the water and whose roots would stop soil from entering the water, officials said.
City growth has destroyed many of the places salmon used to live and has contributed to declining steelhead populations, officials said.
