DESCRIPTION
This project seeks to ensure the success of the Allison Springs Estuary Restoration Project, through stewardship of the previously installed riparian habitat. The Allison Springs Estuary Restoration Project restored estuarine and spawning function to a strategic 50-acre complex of estuarine shorelines and tide flats, saltmarsh, forested freshwater tributaries and springs, and associated uplands, providing greater fish access for resident and anadromous fish. Previous restoration efforts removed fill, debris and shoreline armoring and restored native vegetation, topography and natural function. This project will maintain installed plantings, remove competing invasive plant species in the shoreline riparian zone, and replace unsuccessful plantings.
This project resulted in the success of the Alison Springs Estuary Restoration Project, through stewardship of the previously installed riparian habitat. The Allison Springs Estuary Restoration Project restored estuarine and spawning function to a strategic 50-acre complex of estuarine shorelines and tide flats, saltmarsh, forested freshwater tributaries and springs, and associated uplands in Olympia, providing greater fish access for resident and anadromous fish. The project is located at the end of Eld Inlet in Thurston County. Previous restoration efforts removed fill, debris and shoreline armoring, restored native vegetation, topography, and natural function. This project maintained installed plantings, removed competing invasive plant species in the shoreline riparian zone, replaced unsuccessful plantings, and planted additional native plants along the shoreline.
