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Study Shows Estuaries Bring Wide Benefits Worth Millions to Surrounding Areas
Mark C. Anderson, Middlebury Institute of International Studies/News Fisheries & Aquaculture
One hundred years ago, this thriving tidal marsh was a man-made piece of land called Leque Island. It was created by settlers in the late 1800s who diked and drained the area so it could be used for farming.
The mission to rewild the area was launched after the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) gradually purchased the lots that comprised Leque.
In 2013, with the support of local tribes, community leaders, scientists, hunters, anglers and Ducks Unlimited, WDFW embarked on removing the dikes and restoring hundreds of acres of habitat for salmon and other native species. That project was completed in 2019.
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