Jarred Figlar-Barnes, in cooperation with the Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force and the Grays Harbor Stream Team, has identified a multi-phased restoration project on McDonald Creek, which flows 5.6 miles through Elma, empties into Vance Creek, which then empties into the Chehalis River. The project will remove barrier culverts identified in the basin-wide barrier evaluation and ranking, involve landowners through riparian fencing projects, and involve students and the community in riparian plantings and litter clean-ups. McDonald Creek has historically supported runs of coho and cutthroat trout. McDonald Creek also poses some flooding concerns to landowners, which could be lessened through some of the restoration work. The McDonald Creek headwaters flow through wetland habitat that is ideal for rearing.