Suquamish Tribe FY 2024 Lower Chico Creek Habitat Restoration Feasibility and Design

Salmonid Restoration Planning and Assessments

Restoration Planning And Coordination Salmonid Habitat Assessment / Inventory
Project ID24-SUQU-02
Recovery DomainsPuget Sound
Start Date09/01/2025
End Date06/30/2027
Year2024
StatusNew
Last Edited01/16/2025
 
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Description    


This project will evaluate feasibility, alternatives, and develop a conceptual design for restoration of floodplain and riparian conditions on Chico Creek focused on Kitsap County Park property between Erland’s Point Road and SR-3 at the estuary. This stream reach is notable for having high potential for restoration of floodplain connectivity and riparian functions within a public park ownership with visibility and education benefits for the public.



The Tribe will partner with Kitsap County to identify potential restoration elements and alternatives that may include levee and armor removal, removal of fish passage barriers, riparian plant community restoration, large wood placement, and other actions that would ultimately be implemented as part of a reach scale habitat restoration project in later phases. Following the identification of a preferred restoration alternative (as part of the feasibility phase), a conceptual design will be developed.



The project is a high priority based on the importance of the Chico Creek watershed to supporting and contributing to Suquamish tribal treaty fisheries and due to the species found and supported by the watershed (chum, coho, and ESA-listed Puget Sound steelhead). The stream reach is immediately upstream of SR-3, a State-owned culvert at the mouth of the Chico Creek that was replaced in 2023/24 by a long bridge span to improve fish access to the watershed.

Project Benefit    


The expected benefits include the comprehensive restoration of stream channel, riparian, and floodplain habitat processes and functions within the lower 0.5 miles of Chico Creek, necessary to support the recovery of listed salmonids and to prevent future listings.

Accomplishments

Metric Completed Originally
Proposed
Planning and Assessment
  Stream Miles Assessed .50

Funding Details

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Area Description
Lower Chico Creek within Kitsap County Erlands Point Preserve from approximately Erlands Point Road NW downstream to approximately the State Route 3 bridge.

Location Information

  • Basin: Puget Sound (171100)
  • Subbasin: Puget Sound (17110019)
  • Watershed: Olalla Valley-Frontal Puget Sound (1711001907)
  • Subwatershed: Chico Creek-Frontal Sinclair Inlet (171100190705)
  • State: Washington
  • Recovery Domain: Puget Sound
  • Latitude: 47.596283
  • Longitude: -122.707134

ESU

  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Coho Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Chum Salmon ESU
  • Puget Sound Steelhead DPS
  • Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU

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Metrics

Metrics
  • B.0 Salmonid Restoration Planning and AssessmentsY (Y/N)
    •      . . B.0.a Planning And Assessment Funding .00
    •      . . B.0.b.1 Area Encompassed
    •      . . B.1 Restoration Planning And CoordinationY (Y/N)
      •      . . . . B.1.a Planning and Coordination funding
      •      . . . . B.1.b.8 Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studiesY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.8.a
          Name of plan implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.8.b
          Description and scope of the plan implemented
      •      . . . . B.1.b.11 Engineering/design work for restoration projectsY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.11.a
          Name of plan implemented
        •      . . . . . . B.1.b.11.b
          Description and scope of the plan implemented
      •      . . B.2 Salmonid Habitat Assessment / InventoryY (Y/N)
        •      . . . . B.2.a Habitat Assessment Funding
        •      . . . . B.2.c Instream SurveyY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.1 Type of instream survey (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.2 Stream miles assessed
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.3 Stream miles assessed that contained salmonids
          •      . . . . . . B.2.c.4 Stream miles assessed that needed restoration
        •      . . . . B.2.d Habitat surveysY (Y/N)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.1 Type of habitat survey/assessment (LOV)
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.2 Amount of habitat assessed
          •      . . . . . . B.2.d.3 Amount of habitat assessed that needed restoration