Restoration

The Natural Resource Department engages in a variety of restoration activities to aid in salmon recovery. These include revegetating riparian buffers, wetland restoration, depositing large woody debris (LWD) in streams and rivers, redirecting or reopening stream channels, installing bridges or fences, and amending culverts inaccessible to migrating or juvenile fish.

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updated March 10, 2010

In April, 2010 parts of Port Susan will be open for safe shellfish harvest for the first time in over 20 years! For dramatic television recap click here: http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Port-Susan-emerges-from-sewage-after-cleanup-effort-87005557.html.

In 2009, we continued with Blue Slough restoration work and commenced work on the Pilchuck wetland and stream restoration project. As of March 2010, we have installed over 30,000 plants on the wetland mitigation (for DOT) site at Pilchuck, constructed three logjams in the creek, and begun construction on what will be an interpretive trail, with informational kiosk and observation deck.

In 2008, our department commenced two large scale, multi-year restoration projects: Blue Slough side channel channel restoration to the North Fork Stillaguamish and Lower Pilchuck Creek wetland restoration.

In 2007, our major restoration projects were the installation of two log jams and a side channel reconnection on the North Fork Stillaguamish and stream restoration of Rhodes Creek in Oso.

In 2006, our major restoration project was the installation of the log crib wall at the toe of the Steelhead Haven landslide.

2006, Steelhead Haven Landslide Remediation

Port Susan Derelict Fishing Gear Removal, on-going

2005, Conservation Easement Across From Hazel Hole

2005, Fortson Creek Realignment

2004, Culvert replacement on 05-0067

2004-5, Dam removal at Johnson Creek hatchery

2003, Portage Creek/Hecla Wetlands Restoration

2003, Kunz Bridge Removal

2002, North Fork Engineered Log Jams

Beaver Defeaters, on occasion

Prairie Creek Trib 80A

Sills Fence

Beaver Pond Creek

Hatt Slough

Fence replacement and buffer expansion at Glade-Bekken

**** Monitoring ****

This year we hope to post monitoring information on the restoration sites.