A follow up, when we do habitat work let the work be targeted toward the effort that produces the greatest gains for the fish and and other species and a real cost benefit ratio that is positive. That is not how it is done at the present with the Highway 12 work from McCleary west being the poster child for this. Good looking work might produce a hundred fish maybe. To add to the BS the Chehalis Basin makes escapement so any potential gains will go to harvest not the watershed spawner escapement. That is a lot of money for a few fish!

Examples are:

Culvert replacement projects in Washington state, particularly those for fish passage improvement, can be expensive.

The average cost to replace a culvert in Washington state is around $20 million.

Costs can vary significantly depending on the culvert's size, installation site complexity (e.g., terrain, excavation needs, site preparation), and the need for additional features.

Examples of projects:
A large project in South Kitsap, replacing three culverts with two bridges, cost $192.6 million.

Another project replacing several culverts under I-5 in Whatcom and Skagit Counties cost $159.6 million.

Major construction projects, which likely included culvert replacements related to fish passage, began in 2023 on the highway between Aberdeen and Olympia.

This what happens when marching to a political or enviromental principal is more important than actual results. Lots of patting the ole back for good work but dismal results for the fish.