Overall, the Cowlips seems to be a system where it should be easy to know what is going on. With the hatcheries in place you should get great numbers (quality) out, the fisheries in the rivers should be well monitored so catch can be accounted for, and so on.

It's kind like Willapa, where WDFW should show just how anadromous salmonids can be managed as they don't need anybody's permission to act. In the Cowlips they have all the traps (up and down) to really have good numbers on the fish. Especially with all the effort above Cowlitz Falls, there should be no lack of good information.

How are we going to succeed in managing, much less restoring, our resources if we muck up the areas with the fewest excuses?