Monday January 12, 2026
The Cool Down —
The Lower Peshastin Creek Restoration Project is complete after 12 years of planning and construction.
A major restoration in Washington will protect wildlife in the area. The project, led by Cascade Fisheries and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, “cleaned up contamination, reconnected the creek to its historical channel, and improved vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish species,” per NCW Life.
The endangered fish — Chinook, steelhead, and bull trout — spawn in the Peshastin Creek. They often cannot survive in the warmer temperatures of the Wenatchee River. Since the creek is one of the only cold water refuges in the Lower Wenatchee Basin, these fish take refuge there.