Quilcene Acquisitions 2012

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	12-1384 AR
Recovery Domains	Puget Sound
Start Date	12/06/2012
End Date	06/30/2017
Year	2012
Status	Completed
Last Edited	04/19/2022

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Description

Jefferson County acquired the Brown, James, Henderson, Holt and Rundquist properties fee simple. Together they total 4.05 acres. Structures on the Henderson property were demolished, the site was treated for invasive species and native vegetation was replanted. In addition, the Bergeson, Gallagher, Phelps and Whittaker properties were appraised using this funding source. Gallagher was later acquired with 2015 SRFB funds. Bergeson and Phelps declined the Countys offer to purchase. Whittaker is still pending at the time of this report.

The acquisition area is considered essential to long-term restoration goals for the Big Quilcene River and estuary. The parcels are located within the historic high-risk channel migration zone in close proximity, or adjacent, to properties previously acquired in by Jefferson County.

The properties are identified in the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project Final Conceptual Design Report (PSNERP March 2011 Chapter 3) for restoration measures to improve the integrity and resilience of the nearshore ecosystem of Hood Canal. This project was also intended to complement the HCSEG Big Quilcene Delta Acquisition Project funded by the SRFB in 2011. The ultimate goal was to support high quality riparian habitat for Hood Canal Summer Chum by returning disturbed lands to healthy riparian forest as part of an activated floodplain and channel migration zone.

Project Benefit

This project acquired, fee simple, five parcels totaling 4.1 acres and demolished structure and treated invasive species on the Henderson property and restored it to native vegetation. The project area is considered essential to long-term restoration goals for the Big Quilcene River and estuary.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Land Acquisition

Acres Acquired or Protected

5.0

Stream Bank Miles Acquired
or Protected

.05

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.40

.00

Acres Treated

4.1

1.9

Source

Funds

State

$163,328

In-Kind Donated Labor

$679

In-Kind Other

$50,000

Report Total:

$214,007

Worksites

1-Quilcene Acq Sites

Worksite Identifier: 1-Quilcene Acq Sites
Start Date:
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Area Description

No Area Description data was found for this worksite.

Location Information

Basin: Puget Sound
Subbasin:
Watershed:
Subwatershed:

State: Washington
Recovery Domain: Puget Sound
Latitude: 47.82091461
Longitude: -122.87267543

ESU

Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU
Hood Canal Summer-run Chum Salmon ESU
Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
Odd-year

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 6,522.31
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .05
- . . 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 6,522.31
  - . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .40
  - . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated 4.1
  - . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.2
      Species of plants planted in riparian
      
      Thuja plicata Pseudotsuga menziesii Picea sitchensis
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .7
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.4 Miles of streambank treated with riparian planting .00
  - . . . . C.5.h.1 Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.2
      Species of plants treated/removed in riparian
      
      Rubus armeniacus
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.3 Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control .7
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.4 Miles of streambank treated for riparian plant removal/control .00
  - . . C.10 Land or Easement AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    - . . . . C.10.a Land acquisition funding 207,484.64
    - . . . . 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 .05
      - . . . . . . C.10.c.6 Acres of land, wetland or estuarine area acquired 5.0