Wrangell Sentinel -

The Tongass National Forest has completed the first phase of a large-scale watershed restoration project begun this summer with the National Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and communities on Prince of Wales Island.

The Twelvemile Creek watershed encompasses 28 miles of salmon and other fish-bearing streams as well as 59 miles of additional streams covering an area just under 20 square miles in central Prince of Wales Island. In 2012, 1.5 stream miles were restored in a project that included placing more than 200 logs in the river. Returning large woody debris to the river helped...