PHOTOS
| Organization | Kennedy-Goldsborough Basin (WRIA 14) Salmon Recovery Lead Entity |
| Sponsor | South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group (SPSSEG) |
| Status | Approved |
| Schedule | Start Date: 7/1/2025 End Date: 12/31/2028 |
| Category | Category: Restoration |
This project will be Phase 1 of restoration on the Skookum Ranch property, a conservation site previously acquired by the Squaxin Island Tribe for conservation and restoration in the Skookum Valley adjacent to SR 108, near Shelton, in Mason County.
A 60% restoration design for comprehensive restoration along ~2,200 feet of Skookum Creek and the surrounding floodplain, wetlands, and tributaries was completed in 2023 under a design phase with funding contributed by the Tribe. Restoration is proposed to occur in phases due to the large-scale nature of the proposed restoration and to accommodate likely funding scenarios.
Phase I is labelled Schedule A on the design plans.
Phase I of restoration covered under this proposal will include approximately 2,600 feet of channel realignment and enhancement, removal of a fish passage barrier, installation of over 50 log structures, placement of a hyphoreic channel, and other restoration elements. Expected outcomes of the project include restored floodplain connectivity, stream channel complexity, improvements to pool quantity and quality, new hyphoreic connections, and fish passage.
| Type | Date | Funding Org | Funding Program | Match | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requested | 02/23/2024 | South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group (SPSSEG) | Match | $1,000,000.00 | |
| Requested | 02/23/2024 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | Salmon State Projects | $1,184,000.00 | |
| Allocated | 07/01/2025 | South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group (SPSSEG) | Match | $637,090.00 | |
| Allocated | 07/01/2025 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration | $754,310.00 |
| Grant Project Agreement Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| $2,000,000.00 | $2,184,000.00 | $1,391,400.00 | $0.00 | $1,391,400.00 |
| Type | Date | Funding Org | Funding Program | Match | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocated | 02/05/2024 | US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) | National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program | Match | $1,000,000.00 |
| Other Funding Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Grand Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| $2,000,000.00 | $2,184,000.00 | $2,391,400.00 | $0.00 | $2,391,400.00 |
| Chum-Pop (ESU): | Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted |
| Coho-Pop (ESU): | Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern |
| County: | Mason |
| HUC12: | Skookum Creek-Frontal Little Skookum Inlet (171100190603) |
| HUC8: | Puget Sound (17110019) |
| Lead Entity Area: | WRIA 14 |
| Legislative District: | 35 |
| Pink-Pop (ESU): | Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted |
| Puget Sound Action Areas: | South Puget Sound |
| Salmon Recovery Regions: | Puget Sound |
| Sections: | 24 |
| Steelhead-Pop (ESU): | Steelhead-Puget Sound, South Puget Sound Tributaries, Threatened |
| Township: | T19NR04W |
| Watershed Administrative Unit: | Mason |
| WRIA: | Kennedy - Goldsborough |
| WRIA 14 Priority Areas: | Skookum Creek |
| APPLICATION | FINAL | ||||
| RESTORATION METRICS | |||||
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b) | 0.30 | mi | |||
| Fish Passage Improvement | |||||
*Miles Of Stream Made Accessible (SRFB) (C.2.b.1) | 0.70 | mi | |||
*Number of blockages / impediments / barriers impeding passage (C.2.b.4) | 1.00 | ||||
| Fish passage blockages removed or altered (C.2.c.1) | |||||
Number of Blockages/Impediments/Barriers Removed/Altered (C.2.c.2) | 1.00 | ||||
| Instream Habitat Project | |||||
Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b) | 0.30 | mi | |||
| Channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.1) | |||||
Acres Of Channel/Off-Channel Connected Or Added (C.4.c.5) | 3.00 | acres | |||
Instream Pools Created/Added (C.4.c.6) | 0.00 | ||||
Miles of Off-Channel Stream Created or Connected (C.4.c.4) | 0.30 | mi | |||
Miles of Stream Treated for channel reconfiguration and connectivity (C.4.c.3) | 0.30 | mi | |||
| Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1) | |||||
Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3) | 0.30 | mi | |||
Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7) | 85.00 | ||||
Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5) | 5.00 | ||||
| Riparian Habitat Project | |||||
*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2) | 5.00 | acres | |||
*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1) | 0.20 | mi | |||
| Planting (C.5.c.1) | |||||
Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3) | 5.00 | acres | |||
Miles of streambank planted (C.5.c.4) | 0.20 | mi | |||
