A 1,200-foot stretch of Ediz Hook, a popular beach destination in Port Angeles, is undergoing habitat restoration this summer to benefit wildlife and people.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are restoring the popular “A-frame” site on the spit, a former log dump area that was used until the 1970s. It will be cleared of fill and existing structures during an eight-week construction period starting in June.
“The goal is to improve the shoreline for forage fish spawning including smelt and sand lance, the critters that salmon like to eat,” said Mike McHenry, the tribe’s habitat program manager. “It will also benefit people because it will be much more accessible for recreation. It’s kind of a dangerous place now because of the fill and the junk that’s there.”
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Ediz Hook Restoration at A-Frame site