Tidal swamp, characterized by tidal channels flowing through a forested or shrub wetland, was once prevalent throughout upper estuaries of the Pacific Northwest.  This wetland type is now almost completely missing from our coastal landscape; most tidal swamps were long ago converted to agricultural uses.  The multi-layered vegetation, deep tidal channels and abundant woody debris of tidal swamps once provided excellent foraging habitat for juvenile salmon.

	Low tide at Blind slough, Columbia River Estuary
	Blind Slough (Columbia River Estuary) tidal swamp
	Siuslaw River Estuary, scrub-shrub and Sitka spruce tidal swamp
	Nehalem River Estuary, small tidal channel in forested tidal swamp