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

Planting of this parcel took place on March 1st, 2010. Contact was made by the HCCC during the Riparian Assessment process, and the landowner was interested in controlling English Ivy, Blackberries and planting more native vegetation. The HCCC developed a planting plan and the landowner bought native shrubs from the JCCD plant sale. Total Acres planted was 0.5. The project was planted by the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) Crew that was paid for by the Summer Chum Riparian Restoration - East Jefferson (18-01) project.

Maintenance activities will be focused on controlling the English Ivy on this site. The trees and shrubs have been flagged to help facilitate location throughout the growing season.

The WCC Crew performed plant removal (site prep) and shrub thinning on March 1st, 2010. They then planted about 180 trees and shrubs.

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