Good, bad, or indifferent, hatcheries are here and we have to work with and through them.

In defense of the Elwha hatcheries - as mentioned above, the dams did not provide for any fish passage when they were built and we're living with the consequences. The state and tribal hatcheries have been the repository for whatever Elwha River genetics might still be available in fish that return to the Elwha basin. The fish from those facilities will help supplement the in-basin recovery.

Time will tell.