South & Middle Forks Reach Acquisition, Phase II

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Land or Easement Acquisition Riparian Habitat
Project ID13-1273 A
Recovery DomainsPuget Sound
Start Date12/04/2013
End Date09/30/2017
Year2013
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/25/2024
 
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Description    


The South Fork and Middle Fork Reach Acquisition project acquired fee title interest to approximately 53 acres on the South Fork Nooksack River, between Skookum Creek and Van Zandt, and approximately 6 acres on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, just downstream of the mouth of Canyon Lake Creek. The project acquired over a mile of riverfront within reaches of the river identified as high priority for acquisition in order to protect high quality habitat at risk of degradation, to protect habitat forming processes, to facilitate restoration opportunities and remove mobile homes and outbuildings from the floodplain/riparian areas. Demolition of multiple structures was completed in September 2017 on the lower Middle Fork properties. These acquisitions and removal of structures will facilitate restoration by providing better opportunity to design and implement effective projects to address limiting factors, and then allow natural processes to persist post implementation. The WRIA 1 Board has partially funded the Todd Creek property. The PSAR funded amount is now $518,840, which is $161,160 less than the original request of $680,000.

Project Benefit    


To purchase the most excellent salmon habitat possible in the South Fork and Middle Fork Nooksack.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Land Acquisition
  Acres Acquired or Protected 58.4 57.9
  Stream Bank Miles Acquired
  or Protected
.75 .75
Riparian Habitat
  Stream Miles Treated .52 .52
  Acres Treated 4.5 2.5

Funding Details

SourceFunds
State$412,615
Other$101,313
Report Total:$513,928


Project Map



Worksites

1-Skookum Reach    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1-Skookum Reach
  • 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: Puget Sound
  • Latitude: 48.66849446
  • Longitude: -122.14848458

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

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 206,899.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .60
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
      Draft Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan, Bill Ruckelshaus, Brad Ack, Ken Berg, Barbara Cairns, Honorable Don Davidson, Bob Keyy, Randy Kinley, Jeff Koenings, Honorable Pete Kremen, Steve Lewis, Bob Lohn, Jay Manning, Chuck Mosher, Bob Nichols, Joe Ryan, Honorable Ron Sims, Mike Shelby, David Troutt, Terry Williams, June 30, 2005 - revised December 2005, http://www.psp.wa.gov/SR_map.php
    •      . . 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 10,000.00
      •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .02
      •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 4.0
      •      . . . . C.5.j.1 Debris/structures removalY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.j.2 Acres of riparian treated for debris/structures removal 1.0
      •      . . C.10 Land or Easement AcquisitionY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . C.10.a Land acquisition funding 196,899.00
        •      . . . . C.10.b Habitat treatments applied (LOV)
        •      . . . . C.10.c.1 Acquisition or lease of land, wetland or estuarine area for conservationY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.2 Type of acquisition to protect habitat (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.3 Type of property protected (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.4 Date of expiration of protection12/31/9999 (mm/dd/yyyy)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.5 Miles of streambank protected by land or easement acquisition .60
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.6 Acres of land, wetland or estuarine area acquired 53.4

2-MF & Todd Creek Reach    


  • Worksite Identifier: 2-MF & Todd Creek Reach
  • 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: Puget Sound
  • Latitude: 48.77713946
  • Longitude: -122.2080116

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

Map

Photos

Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 307,029.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .50
    •      . . C.0.c
      Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
      Draft Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan, Bill Ruckelshaus, Brad Ack, Ken Berg, Barbara Cairns, Honorable Don Davidson, Bob Keyy, Randy Kinley, Jeff Koenings, Honorable Pete Kremen, Steve Lewis, Bob Lohn, Jay Manning, Chuck Mosher, Bob Nichols, Joe Ryan, Honorable Ron Sims, Mike Shelby, David Troutt, Terry Williams, June 30, 2005 - revised December 2005, http://www.psp.wa.gov/SR_map.php
    •      . . 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 5,000.00
      •      . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .50
      •      . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .5
      •      . . . . C.5.j.1 Debris/structures removalY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . C.5.j.2 Acres of riparian treated for debris/structures removal 1.5
      •      . . C.10 Land or Easement AcquisitionY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . C.10.a Land acquisition funding 302,029.00
        •      . . . . C.10.b Habitat treatments applied (LOV)
        •      . . . . C.10.c.1 Acquisition or lease of land, wetland or estuarine area for conservationY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.2 Type of acquisition to protect habitat (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.3 Type of property protected (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.4 Date of expiration of protection12/31/9999 (mm/dd/yyyy)
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.5 Miles of streambank protected by land or easement acquisition .15
          •      . . . . . . C.10.c.6 Acres of land, wetland or estuarine area acquired 5.1