Cascade Fisheries

✨ FEATURED PROJECT ✨

Lower Peshastin Creek Restoration

This project by Cascade Fisheries involved redirecting a portion of the Lower Peshastin to near its historic channel and placing wood structures strategically along the new stretch of river. 1100 ft. of new primary channel was created and 800 ft. of existing channel was restored into secondary channel. This work has reengaged the floodplain and created vital resting and rearing habitat for salmon.

Around $300,000 was reinvested in Chelan County through this work, including ~$160,000 to local contractors, ~$60,000 to local businesses and ~$80,000 generated in local sales tax. Improvements were made to an important public recreation site through the creation of hiking trails and installation of interpretive signage.

The restored floodplain was designed to reconnect the river to its natural overflow areas, allowing high water to spread out rather than concentrate in a single channel. During the 2025 flooding, this reduced pressure on banks, slowed water velocities, and minimized erosion. As a result, the project area remained stable and functioned as intended, absorbing and conveying floodwaters while protecting surrounding habitats and communities.

Dissection lesson time at Wenatchee School District 246! All 3rd graders in the district get hands-on with amazing salmon donated by Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery!

Thank you Community Foundation of NCW and NOAA Education for your critical support and making these experiences possible!!!

✨️‼️HELP STUDENTS SAVE SALMON‼️✨️ This fall, the amazing students of Mission View Elementary School returned for their annual Wenatchee River floodplain restoration work party, this time to create an Indigenous harvest garden! Armed with their signature enthusiasm and awesome tools, students installed fifty Indian h**p and serviceberry plants, and with help from Valley Academy of Learning each plant was lovingly protected with mulch and cardboard to conserve water and protect from weeds!

Unfortunately, the devastating floods in our region have significantly impacted this project and much of this wonderful work has been lost. Students were sad to see their garden wiped out but are inspired and ready to get back out there to get things back to beautiful!

🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP 🚨 Please consider making a donation to support this work in improving watersheds and recovering and while giving our youth unique and special outdoor experiences!

Every campaign contribution, whether a donation, like, or share to help us spread the word is significant!

Each gift of $10 or more made any Monday will enter you to win $1,000 to gift back to our salmon recovery efforts throughout our region

Link to learn more about us and the campaign in our bio!

2025 Give NCW fundraising campaign is LIVE! Your donation to Cascade Fisheries will directly support critical habitat restoration in our watersheds and help continue our salmon recovery efforts throughout North Central Washington! To make a contribution and learn more about our work, visit the link in our bio

We are so thankful for the Community Foundation of NCW for providing this fundraising opportunity! Let's show our native fish some love! Link to donate: https://cfncw.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/grant?grant_id=90951&grant_cycle_id=1569&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAOb-ttleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaebIZMKGZNLYNkZRvN-NTAlbOoGPGT1Jll3ZGzh0PnsIIYC_ui9oIgWrTOjRQ_aem_lOwxAPyoZ8PReda6xhjw2Q

Learn more about the campaign and the other amazing nonprofits in our region at www.GiveNCW.org