DESCRIPTION
The primary goal of this project is to enhance and restore physical processes, habitat complexity, and salmonid habitat within the lower reach of Goldsborough Creek and its adjacent delta in Shelton Harbor. The project is an initial step (Phase I) towards the larger proposed restoration of the creek mouth and a large portion of the harbor (Phases II and III). Both this Phase I proposal and the proposed future phases aim to reverse large-scale degradation of lower Goldsborough creek and its delta resulting from commercial and industrial activities extending back for more than a century including dredging, armoring and the direct elimination of salt marsh and near shore habitat. Specific objectives proposed for this Phase I project include the placement of up to 14 engineered log structures (ELJ's) in strategic locations at the mouth of Goldsborough Creek to increase hydraulic complexity, promote sediment depositional areas, develop distributary channels, and provide woody cover and habitat for juvenile salmonids. The project will utilize a design-build approach working from a Preliminary Design that will be included with matching funds.
South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group proposes to complete Phase 1 of a multi-phase restoration project in Oakland Bay, Mason County. The primary goals of this project are to enhance and restore physical processes, habitat complexity, and salmonid habitat within the lower reach of Goldsborough Creek and its adjacent delta in Shelton Harbor. The project is an initial step (Phase I) towards the larger proposed restoration of the creek mouth and a large portion of the harbor (Phases II and III). This Phase I proposal and the proposed future phases aim to reverse large-scale degradation of lower Goldsborough Creek and its delta resulting from commercial and industrial activities that extend back for more than a century, including dredging, armoring and the direct elimination of salt marsh and near shore habitat. Specific objectives proposed for this Phase I project include the placement of up to 14 engineered log structures (ELJ’s) in strategic locations at the mouth of Goldsborough Creek to increase hydraulic complexity, promote sediment depositional areas, develop distributary channels, and provide woody cover and habitat for juvenile salmonids. The project will utilize a design-build approach working from a Preliminary Design that will be developed with matching funds. This project is expected to benefit Chinook, chum, and coho salmon, steelhead, and cutthroat trout.
