DESCRIPTION
This assessment will occur on the North Fork (NF) Newaukum tributaries located downstream from industrial timberlands, on approx. 25 miles of tributaries on public and private lands where landowners have granted permission (Figure 1). The project is an expansion of WFC's ongoing HRP-funded watertype assessment in the South Fork Newaukum.
Within the NF Newaukum project area, WFC will: 1) Use the state-sanctioned water type protocol to survey ~25 miles of stream: data will be used to and update and correct the regulatory maps used by state and local government agencies for planning protection and recovery efforts around streams and wetlands; and 2) Identify and prioritize habitat restoration projects: within survey watersheds we will identify and prioritize at least five fish habitat restoration projects including but not limited to fish passage, riparian protection and revegetation, instream LWD, floodplain reconnection, reduce excessive bank erosion, off-channel restoration projects and naturalization of ditched channels. WFC will work with WRIA 22-23 project sponsors and the Chehalis Habitat Workgroup to develop and implement identified projects in subsequent funding rounds.