Pack River Delta
The Pack River Delta east of Sandpoint once teemed with life - mosquitoes, ducks, bats, beavers, moose and muskrats. Over the last half century, however, erosion caused by artifically high water levels turned the lower delta into a sterile mud flat. Armed with an $800,000 grant, Idaho Fish and Game is working to restore the delta.
Section:Gallery
-
Idaho Fish and Game mitigation staff biologist Katherine Cousins talks about the restoration plans of the Pack River Delta, east of Sandpoint. The Pack River Delta has been in distress for a long time because of the fluctuation of Lake Pend Oreille, which has eroded most of it away.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
-
Idaho Fish and Game mitigation staff biologist Katherine Cousins makes her way through the mud of the Pack River Delta, east of Sandpoint.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
-
Idaho Fish and Game mitigation staff biologist Katherine Cousins works to save the willows that were recently planted in the Pack River Delta, east of Sandpoint.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
-
Idaho Fish and Game mitigation staff biologist Katherine Cousins works to save the willows that were recently planted in the Pack River Delta, east of Sandpoint.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
-
Tree roots on the Pack River Delta.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
-
Frank Reckendorf, a consultant from Oregon, talks about the log structure he designed for the restoration of the Pack River Delta.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
-
Work continues at the Pack River Delta, which included these log structures that will act as a screen for river debris.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Related Content