DESCRIPTION
Objectives: 1) complete a baseline assessment for 4 miles of Hurst Creek, 2) complete instream LWD preliminary designs for up to 4 miles of Hurst Creek, 3) complete permitting package for LWD installations in up to 4 miles of Hurst Creek. Deliverables: 1) baseline assessment technical memorandum, 2) preliminary instream LWD designs, basis of design report, and cost estimate, 3) materials sources, specifications, quantities, and cost estimate, 4) permit package for landowner submission to regulatory agencies
The Quinault Nation (QIN) submits this proposal for the Clearwater Tributaries Restoration – Assessment and Design 2018-2021 project in Jefferson County, Washington. Proposed streams include Hurst Creek, Shale Creek, Miller Creek, East Fork Miller Creek, and Christmas Creek for a total stream length of 20-miles. The purpose of the project is to 1) assess stream channel and instream fish habitat conditions, 2) identify locations for placement of large wood debris and large wood structures to restore in-stream habitat, 3) develop preliminary reach-scale restoration designs, and 4) permit applications. The overall goal of the project is to restore physical and ecological processes that create and maintain complex in-stream habitats in tributaries to the Clearwater River for all life history stages of salmon and other fish species. Restoring Clearwater tributary habitats will help increase the productivity and resiliency of Clearwater River salmon populations, help counter effects of natural variability in freshwater and marine environments, and buffer against climate change. Primary types of habitat to be restored include in-stream and off-channel habitats. Priority fish species include coho, chinook, steelhead, chum, cutthroat, and Pacific lamprey. The project will be completed through a collaborative partnership involving QIN, state agencies, commercial forest landowners, and non-governmental organizations.