FISHER SLOUGH — About six years ago, Fisher Slough south of Conway was enlarged in hopes it would hold more floodwater and more fish.
Now, partners in the Fisher Slough project have data that shows enlarging the slough and putting in new tide gates did in fact bring more threatened chinook salmon into the area and reduced flooding in adjacent areas.Â
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