On August 1, 2014, a perfect Seattle summer day, NOAA Vice Adm. Michael Devany visited the recently completed shoreline restoration on the Duwamish River constructed by the Boeing Company.

The tour discussions ranged from restoration techniques to how integrating restoration and remedial cleanup actions can save time and resources. Boeing worked with NOAA and our partners under a Natural Resource Damage Assessment to restore habitat for fish, shorebirds, and wildlife harmed by historical industrial activities on this heavily used urban river.

The restoration included reshaping the shoreline and adding 170,000 native plants and large woody debris, which provide areas where young salmon can seek refuge from predators in the river. In order to create a resting area for migrating salmon, two acres of wetlands were also constructed.

For further information, contact Rebecca.Hoff@noaa.gov.

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