Filucy Bay Bulkhead Removal

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	12-1252 R
Recovery Domains	Puget Sound
Start Date	12/06/2012
End Date	10/30/2015
Year	2012
Status	Completed
Last Edited	04/19/2022

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Description

South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group removed a portion of a vertical pile bulkhead and associated fill from a low elevation shoreline in Filucy Bay, in Carr Inlet, near Longbranch, WA. The toe of the bulkhead sat at 12ft MLLW. The project removed shoreline armor and fill, regarded slope to increase marsh habitat, and restored local processes of salt marsh production, and therein food web production and improved the character of the beach to enhance forage fish spawning and provide shallow water habitat for juvenile salmonids. The finished project improved the rearing capacity of Filucy Bay to support juvenile Chinook, chum, pink, and coho salmon by providing an incremental benefit at this particular site and planted conifers on shoreline above tide level. The marsh will seed itself from adjacent sources.

Known archaeological site required additional cultural resouces protection which increased project costs.

Project Benefit

The objective of the project was to remove shoreline armor and rehabilitate local processes of salt marsh, and therein food web, production and to improve the character of the beach to enhance forage fish spawning and provide shallow water habitat for juvenile salmonids.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Estuarine Habitat

Acres Created

Acres Treated

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.01

Acres Treated

Source

Funds

PCSRF

$39,964

State

$12,000

Other

$1,820

In-Kind Volunteers

$1,200

In-Kind Other

$4,035

Report Total:

$59,019

Worksites

1-Filucy Bay

Worksite Identifier: 1-Filucy Bay
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin:
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Washington
Recovery Domain: Puget Sound
Latitude: 47.21295736
Longitude: -122.74677284

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 59,018.96
. . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .00

. . C.0.c

Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
Williamson, K., J. Walley, K. Brakensiek. 2011.Strategic Identification of Areas and Project for Nearshore Restoration throughout Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands Watershed, WRIA 15, Washington. March 2011. Published by the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group,

. . 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 428.47
- . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .01
- . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .1
- . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . C.5.c.2
    Species of plants planted in riparian
    
    salt grass, douglas aster, rye grass, shore pine, and lupine seed mix.
  - . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .1
  - . . . . . . C.5.c.4 Miles of streambank treated with riparian planting .01
- . . C.9 Estuarine/Nearshore ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.9.a Estuarine/nearshore funding 58,590.49
  - . . . . C.9.b Total amount of estuarine/nearshore area treated .2
  - . . . . C.9.g.1 Removal of existing fill materialY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.9.g.2 Acres of estuary treated .1
  - . . . . C.9.i.1 Regrading of slopeY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.9.i.2 Acres of estuary treated .1
  - . . . . C.9.k.1 Shoreline armor removal or modificationY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.9.k.2 Miles of shoreline treated .01
    - . . . . . . C.9.k.3 Acres of shoreline treated .1