Dosewallips Estuary Barge Removal

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	14-1300 AR
Recovery Domains	Puget Sound
Start Date	09/18/2014
End Date	03/31/2017
Year	2014
Status	Completed
Last Edited	05/01/2025

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Description

The Dosewallips Estuary Barge Removal project involved acquisition of one shoreline parcel in order to restore the shoreline and estuarine area of this property. This project area is located at the mouth of Walker Creek which is south of the mouth of Dosewallips River. Restoration activities included removal of a 40 foot wide, 190 foot long creosote barge and a portion of the associated fill that is located on the acquired property in the southern part of the Dosewallips River Estuary. Invasive plants were removed and the disturbed areas were replanted with native vegetation. The mouth of Walker Creek is part of the greater Dosewallips Estuary complex which is important juvenile rearing habitat for Hood Canal Summer Chum, fall chum, chinook pink and coho salmon. The location is an ideal location for education outreach to tourists and local folks about this restoration project, project partners/sponsors and the need for salmon habitat restoration.

Project Benefit

This property included acquisition of a 1.5 acre parcel and removal of a 40 foot wide, 190 foot long derelict barge, and a portion of the associated fill material to restore natural functioning estuarine processes.

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Estuarine Habitat

Acres Created

Acres Treated

1.1

1.0

Land Acquisition

Acres Acquired or Protected

1.2

1.5

Stream Bank Miles Acquired
or Protected

.00

.26

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

.30

.20

Acres Treated

Source

Funds

State

$190,998

Other

$341,696

In-Kind Volunteers

$900

In-Kind Donated Labor

$997

Report Total:

$534,591

Worksites

1-Barge Removal

Worksite Identifier: 1-Barge Removal
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: 47.68310338
Longitude: -122.89880932

ESU

Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
Hood Canal Summer-run Chum Salmon ESU
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 513,186.30
. . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected .30
. . 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 3,694.34
. . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated .30
. . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .5

. . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)

. . . . . . C.5.c.2

Species of plants planted in riparian
Acer macrophyllum, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Holcus discolor, Salix scouleriana, Salix stinchensis, Rosa nutkana, Symphoricarp us albus, Rubus spectablis, Polystichitum munifum, Leymus mollis

. . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .3
. . . . . . C.5.c.4 Miles of streambank treated with riparian planting .20

. . . . C.5.h.1 Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
- . . . . . . C.5.h.2
  Species of plants treated/removed in riparian
  
  Rubus discolor, Cytisus scoparius
- . . . . . . C.5.h.3 Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control .2
- . . . . . . C.5.h.4 Miles of streambank treated for riparian plant removal/control .10
. . C.9 Estuarine/Nearshore ProjectY (Y/N)
- . . . . C.9.a Estuarine/nearshore funding 509,491.96
- . . . . C.9.b Total amount of estuarine/nearshore area treated 1.1
- . . . . C.9.i.1 Regrading of slopeY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . C.9.i.2 Acres of estuary treated .2
- . . . . C.9.m.1 Contaminant removal/remediationY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . C.9.m.2 Acres treated .4
- . . . . C.9.n.1 Debris removalY (Y/N)
  - . . . . . . C.9.n.2 Acres treated .5
- . . C.10 Land or Easement AcquisitionY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.10.a Land acquisition funding 21,404.96
  - . . . . 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 1.2