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Steigerwald Reconnection Project wins award

National association honors $32M project that improved local wildlife refuge, reconnected 965 acres of Columbia River floodplain

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Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal underwent a $32 million restoration and reopened to the public in May 2022.

The National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) named the Steigerwald Reconnection Project as its first-place winner in the Small Size Population Innovative Project category at its annual awards ceremony in Seattle in July.

The NAFSMA judges committee called the Steigerwald Reconnection Project a “highly innovative and creative approach to floodplain management.”

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