The state evidently has land above the property just above the launch and is trying to get the land just upstream from the launch, you know, the one that the ramshackle house had to be removed before it fell in the river a few months ago.

Corrugated steel combined with rip rap was what one former engineer for the state (and avid Chehalis fisherman) told me recently was what was needed. The money the state spent on original costs of the launch and upgrades recently made as well the importance of this site make this a priority and the state needs to get the ball rolling on funding sooner then later. No one is suggesting that they should start digging without a plan but get the funding in place sooner then later.