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Upstream Challenges

The salmon leave the estuaries and begin swimming upstream. For those fish traveling up the Nooksack, the first challenge may be getting past floodgates on some tributaries; in other streams, such as Padden Creek, culverts block the way.




Whatcom Salmon Recovery
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