DESCRIPTION
Our proposal is to restore the hydrological
processes of up to 10 additional miles of the Schafer Creek headwaters. We will
also be bringing on Trout Unlimited as a project partner to train their staff
in the development and implementation of these types of projects, since a major
goal of the development of the strategy was to increase capacity for low cost,
landscape scale restoration work across the WA Coast region. Since this project
is primarily implementation, a majority of the WCRRI investment will be for the
employment of local crew members and crew leads.
Our proposal is to restore the hydrogeomorphological processes of up to 10 miles of the Schafer Creek headwaters by using hand-built, in-stream post-assisted log structures. The work will benefit water quality (temperature moderation, sediment retention), water quantity (alluvial water storage), and habitat diversity in this tributary to the Wynoochee River. This project will build on the successes and lessons learned from the Schafer Creek Pilot Project, which was completed in 2021 as part of the Satsop and Wynoochee Tributary Restoration Strategy, in partnership with Green Diamond Resource Co. We will be bringing on Trout Unlimited as a project partner to train their staff in the development and implementation of these types of multi-benefit projects, since a major goal of the development of the Strategy was to increase capacity for low cost, landscape scale restoration work across the WA Coast region. Outreach will include volunteer opportunities and site visits with timber landowners, restoration practitioners, and other stakeholders. A comprehensive outreach video project will be developed to show the social, economic, and environmental benefits from this project type. Since this project is primarily implementation, a majority of the WCRRI investment will be for the employment of local crew members and crew leads.