WHITE CITY — Biologist Jay Doino dodges backhoes and dump trucks as he makes his way toward a patch of dirt and grass deep within the Denman Wildlife Area, a couple of hundred yards away from the banks of Little Butte Creek.
In his mind, Doino fast-forwards to December, when this oval impression in the ground will become an important watery alcove where young coho salmon will take refuge.
“It will be amazing to stand here when the creek flows this way and see that happen,” says Doino, a habitat biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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