Big Quilcene Riparian Protection

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Land or Easement Acquisition
Project ID17-1052 PA
Recovery DomainsPuget Sound
Start Date01/19/2018
End Date06/30/2021
Year2017
StatusCompleted
Last Edited01/25/2024
 
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Description    


Jefferson County acquired the 0.38-acre McComb property at 10 Fremont Avenue located on the northern margin of the Big Quilcene River floodplain adjacent to 161 Rodgers St. We removed improvements, decommissioned the on-site system and well, and participated in acquisition and preliminary design review meetings with the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group. Jefferson County Public Health participated in periodic meetings with HCSEG to coordinate on acquisitions and outreach and to review and provide input on the preliminary design developed by the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) and its consultants. The design includes actions that will allow the river to reconnect to historic floodplain areas and that is consistent with community needs and benefits. One element is the re-design of an essential road and bridge to better accommodate the channel migration zone. This project will worked directly with several potential willing landowners towards accomplishing the acquisitions necessary, in part, to implement the Restoration Designs road alignment, including 70 Fremont Avenue, which is in the process of being acquired by Jefferson County as part of RCO 18-1227. PCSRF FY15 were spent within the award period.

Project Benefit    


The goal of this acquisition project is to conduct planning, outreach, and education with potential willing sellers leading specifically to the acquisition of properties, or property interests, necessary to realign the primary transportation corridor across the Big Quilcene River floodplain to a superior location that maximizes channel function.

A preliminary restoration design developed by the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) and its partners will inform this projects acquisition priorities. The Design will include actions that will allow the river to reconnect to historic floodplain areas and that is consistent with community needs and benefits. One element will be the re-design of an essential road and bridge to better accommodate the channel migration zone. The current Preferred Alternative Design proposes a road realignment on or near Rodgers St. and removing portions of Linger Longer Rd. If implemented, this alignment will provide an opportunity to reconnect more of the floodplain than the other alternatives considered. This project will work directly with potential willing landowners towards accomplishing the acquisitions necessary to implement the Restoration Designs road alignment. Up to the limit of available funding, and in combination with other RCO-funded County acquisition projects, this project will acquired one property.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Land Acquisition
  Acres Acquired or Protected .4 7.4
  Stream Bank Miles Acquired
  or Protected
.00 .00

Funding Details

SourceFunds
PCSRF$82,660
State$54,127
Other$10,456
In-Kind Donated Labor$28,840
Report Total:$176,083


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Worksites

1-Lower Big Quilcene Floodpla    


  • Worksite Identifier: 1-Lower Big Quilcene Floodpla
  • Start Date:
  • End Date:
Area Description

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Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Hood Canal (17110018)
  • Watershed: Big Quilcene River (1711001806)
  • Subwatershed: Lower Big Quilcene River (171100180603)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain: Puget Sound
  • Latitude: 47.81726538
  • Longitude: -122.87580535

ESU

  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
  • Hood Canal Summer-run Chum Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
  • Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

Metrics
  • C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
    •      . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 176,084.00
    •      . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .00
    •      . . 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.10 Land or Easement AcquisitionY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . C.10.a Land acquisition funding 176,083.57
      •      . . . . 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 .00
        •      . . . . . . C.10.c.6 Acres of land, wetland or estuarine area acquired .4