Snorkeling for Fish

How do you count fish in a river? If your fish biologist working for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) you stuff yourself into a drysuit, traipse a quarter-mile through the forest sweating along the way before you get to the river. At the Shoreline you slip on your mask and snorkel and start slithering your way along the gravel beds memorizing the number and species of fish. The Salmon River Restoration Project in Oregon is a swimming success between The Nature Conservancy, Freshwater Trust, Portland Water Bureau, the BLM and a school of other partners.