WA conservationists preserve 5 miles of lower White Salmon River

WA conservationists preserve 5 miles of lower White Salmon River

WHITE SALMON, WA – Conservationists are celebrating the protection of five miles of river frontage along the White Salmon River. The 174-acre site was purchased by The Conservation Fund more than a decade after the removal of Condit Dam. The dam was breached in 2011, draining the former Northwestern Lake. The lakebed makes up much of the acquisition. Gates Watson, vice president of The Conservation Fund, said the removal restored a 44-mile free-…