Triple Creek

Triple Creek:

About Triple Creek

The Triple Creek site is part of a 100-acre forested wetland complex that is hydrologically supported by flows from the Buckhorn Mountain drainages of Bolster and Thorp Creeks, which flow through an alluvial fan into Myers Creek. The wetland is located in a floodplain of Myers Creek, about 1.5 miles from Chesaw, Washington. OHA is working with collaborative partners to restore the stream and wetland, to improve habitat and wetland function.

Working With Nature: An Ongoing Story of Wetland Regeneration

Working with Nature: An Ongoing Story of Wetland Regeneration paints a picture of process-based restoration as an act of reciprocity. Through hands-on efforts like planting native vegetation and constructing beaver dam analogs, Okanogan Highlands Alliance seeks to heal a degraded stream and wetland system – not by imposing control, but by listening, learning, and partnering with the ecosystem.

As water slows down, spreads out, and wets the ground, native vegetation grows and flourishes, enabling diverse species, including beaver, to return to the wetland. The film explores how restoration is more than science – it’s a relationship. Woven through the physical labor are reflections on gratitude, responsibility, excitement, and what it means to repair harm done to living systems. By working with nature, we begin to regenerate the natural world that sustains us all.

We hope that you enjoy and share this short film and the story of Triple Creek!

A decade into the project…

…and we are observing many changes throughout the project area. The water of Myers Creek was not visible from the road at many locations, being so far down in the incision trench. The water ran fast and straight through the channel. In 2018, the water began to connect with its historic floodplain, and has continued to do so each spring! The photos below, taken in the spring of 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 show how the channel has become more sinuous, the bottom has built up, and the water has slowed. Check out the slideshow below for a deeper dive into the story of the Triple Creek Project.

2016

2019

2022

2025

Enjoy this slideshow! Many people and creatures have been involved with the Triple Creek Project over the years!

Beavers & Other Wildlife

Many aquatic and terrestrial wildlife species rely on highlands creeks and wetlands to survive. Check out some of the fauna that we (and our wildlife cameras) have spotted at Triple Creek!