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About large wood

• Capital projects using large wood
• Third-Party Review of Projects Involving Large Wood Emplacements - Dec. 2015 (PDF, 22MB)
• How King County manages naturally-occurring large wood
• Large woody debris as an ecological function
• Life on the Edge: River shorelines video
• Living with large wood (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• How to report a river hazard in King County
• Procedures for Considering Public Safety When Placing Large Wood in King County Rivers (2010)
• Large Wood Design Checklist - May 2022 (PDF, 3.52MB)

For questions about large wood in King County rivers, please contact Alex Lincoln, Senior Ecologist, River and Floodplain Management Section.

Take action:

Report a river hazard