Skagit Basin Riparian Restoration 2a

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	15-1168 R
Recovery Domains	-
Start Date	12/09/2015
End Date	12/09/2019
Year	2015
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/01/2025

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Description

Skagit Watershed Riparian Planting Project was a partnership with Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG), along with multiple landowners in the Skagit River basin. The Skagit River System Cooperative combined funds from their grant agreement with other funding sources to restore 44.5 acres of habitat. The purpose of this project was to restore habitat and water quality for Chinook salmon and other species on a number of sites throughout the Skagit River watershed. Sites were identified based on: their location in the floodplain adjacent to mainstem, side channel, or off-channel habitats that are likely to be used by Chinook salmon and limited or impaired native vegetation conditions. Property owners included Seattle City Light (SCL), Skagit Land Trust (SLT), Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (SITC), Matthew Ethridge, and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The project targeted Chinook salmon, but chum, pink, coho, and sockeye salmon, and steelhead, cutthroat, and bull trout may also use the sites.

Project Benefit

To plant native riparian trees in key floodplain areas to improve habitat for ESA-listed Chinook salmon and steelhead.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

1.80

1.60

Acres Treated

30.4

23.0

Source

Funds

State

$194,998

Other

$35,054

In-Kind Other

$149

Report Total:

$230,201

Worksites

1-Skagit Basin Riparian Resto

Worksite Identifier: 1-Skagit Basin Riparian Resto
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Washington
Recovery Domain:
Latitude: 48.4334303
Longitude: -122.49975773

ESU

Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Chum Salmon ESU
Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
Odd-year
Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 230,200.63
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 1.80
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 230,200.63
  - . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated 1.80
  - . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 30.4
  - . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.2
      Species of plants planted in riparian
      
      Thuja plicata; Picea sitchensis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Pinus monticola; Abies grandis
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian 30.4
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.4 Miles of streambank treated with riparian planting 1.80