Thats great Cowlitz thank you.

Although i don't know about the ability of restoration of wild fish in the dam controlled enviroment i think it is much better to try restoration in areas that are not as heavily impacted by development. Areas like i mentioned before in the Coweeman and toutle drainages and that is where wild fish money should be spent. Especially since we are basically asking a private company to spend money on somehting that doesn't directly benefit them. The most we ask them for should be spent in ways that have the most potential for positive results.
Our club ( the Clark Skamania Flyfishers) is very interested in relicensing issues but we have authorized another larger orgainization to negotiate on our behalf. Our main concern is that Pacific Corps main offer will be to provide fish passage above the lewis river resivours. Though not entirely bad we think it is extremely risky and potentially unsuccessful idea. Our first alternative would be to have them restore habitat in the lower north fork and in the East Fork Lewis. Or that if fish passage is adopted as the primary restoration tool1 that pacificorps set aside an equal contingency fund to mitigate for fish passage not working.

These companies benefit from irreperable damage done to our fish habitat and therefore our fisheries. It is their responsibility to comp1ensate us. We need to be holding their feet to the fire. That is best done by having them spend money in productive ways not just going through the motions and throwing money away. The companies don't care it's just money out the door to them. but if the money they spend actually does something good then maybe they won't be as reluctant in the future. Who knows if they become known as fish friendly them might even do more than we ask.. ok well that part may be a pipe dream