Student enters honor society

Allyson Rosman of North Bend was inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Rho Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Bellevue Community College on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Rosman is majoring in public relations and advertising, and is the daughter of Donna and Robert Padilla of North Bend.

Fish habitat work at Chinook Bend

A new round of habitat restoration work is about to begin at the Chinook Bend Natural Area on the Snoqualmie River.

This month, the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks will use heavy machinery to put in large, live tree trunks to enhance the floodplain at Chinook Bend as part of a larger salmon recovery effort.

The work temporarily closes vehicular access to the site and could affect foot traffic and river access.

Restoring habitat in the area will help improve salmon use and floodplain processes while maintaining flood protection and improving the overall health of the watershed.

Work at Chinook Bend will continue into 2009, with completion expected in the fall. Next year’s work includes the proposed removal of the levee and revetment along the riverbank.

The Chinook Bend Natural Area is located two miles north of Carnation in unincorporated King County. This 59-acre property lies within the Snoqualmie River’s 100-year floodplain and is adjacent the river on three sides.

The site consists predominately of pastureland with smaller areas of wetlands and mature deciduous forest cover along the river edge.

The property was donated to King County in May of 2000 by the Nestle USA Corporation for use as open space and habitat protection.

Restoration efforts at Chinook Bend have occurred in stages. Earlier efforts included volunteers planting more than 8,000 trees over the past nine years to create a forested floodplain in the former pasture.