Floating down the South Fork Nooksack River will soon be off-limits for the summer.
Whatcom County Council approved the ban by a 4-2 margin, with one council member absent, after a lengthy public comment period during a Tuesday, July 11 meeting.
The ban will be in place yearly between the dates of June 1 and Oct. 31 until the number of chinook salmon in the South Fork reach 50% of a 9,900 recovery goal. The current recovery number of naturally spawning chinook salmon is at 2%
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