This is part of the larger Summer Chum Riparian Restoration- East Jefferson project

The planting will take place on 5.5 acres of Chimacum Beach and replanting the 1.0 acres that have already been planted. A 3.5 acre tract will be planted with the full spectrum of native plants. Replanting will take place in approximatley 0.9 ac in the ares that have already been planted. In addition there will be a shrub only section comprising 2.5 acres.

This area is also considered Marine Riparian.

Riparian habitats are the most fundamental building block for protecting aquatic freshwater and marine ecosystems and the species that depend on them. Virtually all watershed assessments and species recovery plans from landscape to reach to watershed scales call for improving riparian habitat quality/quantity and reducing their increasing fragmentation.

The primary objectives are:
1. Improve the quantity and quality of riparian areas
2. Move riparian areas toward a later seral stage to achieve water quality and habitat benefits for summer chum and other salmonids

The project seeks to fund one Washington State Conservation Corps (WCC) crew for one year to implement the project scope. Additional private contractors may be hired to perform some of the tasks where necessary. The tasks of the project scope are: 1) tree planting; 2) site preparation and maintenance for planting; 3) invasive, non-native vegetation inventory and control; 4) instream and estuarine restoration such as hand placement of woody debris and removal of in channel invasives; and 5) monitoring implementation and effectiveness.

This project can be found in the Recreation and Conservation Office's Project Information System (PRISM) as #09-1657.