Parr Excellence

04/06/2023

Exciting news! Parr's principal and lead water resources engineer, Bill Norris, will be presenting at the upcoming Salmon Recovery Conference, where he will be sharing insights on one of our salmon recovery projects.

Parr is honored to be part of a diverse group of speakers and attendees from different organizations, agencies, and communities. We look forward to learning from their experiences and sharing our own. See you there!

This Salmon Recovery Conference is an important event for sharing information and improving salmon recovery in Washington.

12/15/2022

Exciting news for continued efforts to remove Kwoneesum Dam! The Cowlitz Indian Tribe and partners will be awarded $2,577,880 to remove Kwoneesum Dam on Wildboy Creek.

Murray, Cantwell celebrate NOAA grants aimed at boosting salmon and orca populations by funding fish barrier removal projects such as small obsolete dams, culverts, and other blockages Project funding comes from salmon recovery investments secured by Murray, Cantwell in the Bipartisan Infrastructure...

04/04/2022

After months of hard work, we are proud to announce the launch of our new website! You can find us at

Parr Excellence was created in 2018 by Bill Norris and Rich Phaneuf, restoration professionals who have worked together for over 25 years. Parr is a State of Washington Micro Business Enterprise, HUBZone Certified Business and SBE of eight restoration professionals located in Bingen, Washington. Par...

11/05/2021

A great article on the Open Rivers Fund which helped our clients at Columbia Land Trust and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe remove the Kwoneesum Dam to restore ancestral fishing grounds on Wildboy Creek. https://lnkd.in/diJKjsY

A free-flowing river has an aura of inevitability. As creeks and small streams merge into one, the river finds its way. Left to its own devices, it goes where gravity says it must – scouring its own banks, starting course changes when obstructed, and moving material to rebuild its bed. On its way,...

10/27/2021

We are pleased to announce our certification as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) business by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Parr is committed to providing employment opportunities to underserved workforce areas and investment in our local community of Klickitat County.

08/17/2021

We are pleased to announce that Parr has been certified by the OMWBE as a Small Business Enterprise.

05/26/2021

Parr recently received a 2021 ACEC Washington Best in State Gold Award for Unique or Innovative Applications, for our work on the Sarah Creek Fish Passage project in Longview, Washington. It was our pleasure to work with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe on this important fish passage restoration.