Allison Springs Estuary Restoration
#09-1552 #09-1552
 Eld Inlet Nearshore Allison Springs Estuary Restoration
Organization WRIA 13 Salmon Habitat Recovery Lead Entity
Sponsor Capitol Land Trust
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 12/10/2009 End Date: 8/2/2012
Category Category: Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
Capital Land Trust restored salmon habitat on two adjoining properties: Allison Springs, owned by the City of Olympia, and Randall, owned by Capitol Land Trust, in Olympia. Both properties had been altered substantially from historic conditions. The Allison Springs property had 8 artificially created impoundments fed by numerous freshwater springs, seeps and streams on the property which feed into Eld Inlet. There were 10-12 manmade structures which created and manipulated the impoundments including culverts, dams, tide gates, and weirs constructed from various materials including concrete, rip rap, sandbags, wood, and steel. Some of the barriers were derelict and allowed limited fish passage, and others were complete barriers. Some of the lower ponds were tidally inundated. The wetlands and estuarine areas on the property had been modified so as to impact the overall hydrology, tidal exchange and sediment transport processes of the site. On the Randall property, the impacted shoreline areas were armored with rip rap, garbage, and fill placed to protect the three residential structures on the property. The fill and debris armoring on the shoreline had altered the habitat connectivity between the shallow nearshore environment and the native saltmarsh vegetation evident on nearby undisturbed areas. The decaying structures and garbage accumulated on the Randall property, as well as the failing septic system associated with the structures, likely increased the contaminants and nutrients running off the property into Eld Inlet. All these structures have been removed from both sites, 3 acres of invasive plant species were treated and 5 acres of native trees and shrubs were planted. On the Allison Springs property, the eight impoundments were breached to create two free-flowing spring-fed channels. These projects benefit chum, coho, and chinook salmon.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/27/2009Capitol Land TrustMatch$57,000.00
Requested08/27/2009Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$323,000.00
Allocated08/02/2012Capitol Land TrustMatch$51,774.35
Allocated08/02/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration$134,203.00
Allocated08/02/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$158,800.93
Spent12/08/2011Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration-$134,203.00
Spent07/31/2012Capitol Land TrustMatch-$51,774.35
Spent07/31/2012Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$158,800.93
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$344,778.00 $380,000.00 $344,778.28 $344,778.28 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Other Funding Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
Grand Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Puget Sound, Threatened
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern
County:Thurston
HUC12:Beatty Creek-Frontal Eld Inlet (171100190504)
HUC12:South Puget Sound (171100190900)
HUC8:Puget Sound (17110019)
Lead Entity Area:WRIA 13
Legislative District:22
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:South Puget Sound
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:18
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, South Puget Sound Tributaries, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Threatened
Township:T18NR02W
Watershed Administrative Unit:McLane Creek
WRIA:Deschutes
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  APPLICATION FINAL 
RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.10mi0.20mi
Estuarine / Nearshore Project    
*Total Amount Of Estuarine / Nearshore Acres Treated (C.9.b)
5.00acres5.00acres
 Debris removal (C.9.n.1)    
Acres Treated for debris removal (C.9.n.2)
2.00acres
 Estuarine planting or native plant establishment (C.9.r.1)    
Acres of Estuarine planting or native plant establishment (C.9.r.3)
0.10acres
 Removal of existing fill material (C.9.g.1)    
Acres of Estuary Treated through fill material removal (C.9.g.2)
0.20acres
 Shoreline armor removal or modification (C.9.k.1)    
Acres of Shoreline Treated for armor modification/removal (C.9.k.3)
0.10acres
Miles of Shoreline Treated for armor modification/removal (C.9.k.2)
0.10mi
 Tidegate alteration / removal (C.9.e.1)    
Acres opened To Fish Passage through tidegate alteration/removal (C.9.e.3)
1.00acres
Miles of stream made accessible by removal or modification of tidegate
Number of Tidegates Altered/Removed To Allow Fish Passage (C.9.e.2)
4.00
Fish Passage Improvement    
*Miles Of Stream Made Accessible (SRFB) (C.2.b.1)
1.00mi
*Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4)
1.00
 Culvert installed or improved (C.2.f.1)    
Miles of stream made accessible by culvert installation/repair (C.2.f.3)
1.00mi
Number of culverts (C.2.f.2)
1.00
Riparian Habitat Project    
*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2)
6.00acres
*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1)
0.18mi
 Planting (C.5.c.1)    
Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3)
5.00acres
 Riparian Plant removal / control (C.5.h.1)    
Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control (C.5.h.3)
3.00acres