Trees fly through the skies of Deadwood A huge habitat restoration project is underway in the town of Deadwood along Highway 36. Helicopters are transporting almost 500 conifers from nearby Forest Service land to 14 miles of streams. "We're concerned with not removing habitat for spotted owls so we choose trees with less structure and smaller branches," said fisheries biologist Paul Burns. "We know that birds and other animals won't be using those." Over the next 10 or 15 years the logs will provide spawning grounds and refuge for four different kinds of salmon and other aquatic species. "The stream flow scours and creates pools and the gravel drops out upstream and downstream for spawning habitat," said stream habitat biologist Jason Kirchner. Salmon should benefit from the work....Gotta love that headline.