Kwoneesum Dam Removal Project
The 2026 RRNW Symposium field trip on Friday, February 6th will be to the Kwoneesum Dam Removal project site in Washougal, Washington. The field trip will be led by Peter Barber / Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Will Norris / Parr Excellence.
Get ready for an adventure at this year's RRNW Symposium field trip! We'll take you on an exciting journey to explore the site of the Kwoneesum Dam Removal Project, a collaborative effort to restore the Wildboy Creek, located outside of Washougal, Washington. Led by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Columbia Land Trust, the project was completed in September 2024 with the primary goal of restoring crucial habitat for threatened salmon and steelhead and included removing the 55-foot-tall, 425-foot-long Kwoneesum Dam on Wildboy Creek, which had blocked salmon and steelhead migration for almost 60 years.
- Additional project and site tour details will be forthcoming.
- Field Trip registration will be open to everyone through the symposium registration portal.
Field Trip Logistics
Tentative Schedule:
- 8:00 am – Meet in Skamania Lodge lobby for shuttle van service. Depart by 8:20 am
- 9:30 am – Arrive at field site and orientation
- 10:00 am – Field visits
- 1:00 pm – Depart field site. Shuttle van service returns to Skamania Lodge and arrives by 2:00 pm
Bring:
- Positive attitude
- Warm clothes and sturdy shoes for cold/rainy/snowy weather for early February
- Water and snacks
- Mask (for wearing on the shuttle, if you want)
- Questions and curiosity!