DESCRIPTION
This site, in the form of an old barge, is located at the toe of a feeder bluff at the Seahorse Siesta Community Beach in Langley, WA. The barge encompasses 136 linear feet of armor that extends 98 feet out onto the beach and encumbers 0.25 acres of intertidal habitat from the toe of the feeder bluff. Removal will also include approximately 70 to 100 cubic yards of vertical concrete wall and fill from within the barge area. The drift cell originates 1.4 miles to the northwest of site and ends approximately 2.4 miles from the site at Sandy Pt east of Langley. 61.8% of drift cell is downdrift from site. The structure is located on a community-owned parcel as well as State-owned aquatic lands waterward of MHHW. The project will complete final designs, develop bid documents, implement and complete construction, and support pre- and post construction monitoring conducted by professionals as well as citizen scientists. The community association is supportive of this project. The main elements of the designs for coastal habitat enhancement and feeder bluff restoration are full armor removal which includes bulkhead, barge, and fill removal and lower bluff grading as well as installation of a small rockery above MHHW to maintain the existing beach access for the community.
Removed 136 feet of armor (in the form of an old barge and 70-100 cubic yards of vertical concrete wall) from the toe of a high feeder bluff at the Seahorse Siesta Community Beach in Langley, Island County. The community association is supportive of this project. The bulkhead extended 98 feet (FT) out on the beach from the toe of the bluff on the north side and 62 FT on the south side. Coastal habitat enhancement and feeder bluff restoration were accomplished through full armor removal which included bulkhead, barge, and fill removal and lower bluff grading to maintain the existing beach access.
This project was awarded FY17-19 Puget Sound Restoration and Acquisition program funds, FY17-19 Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program funds, and 2016 and 2019 Salmon Recovery Funding Board funds. The 2016 Salmon Recovery Funding Board funds were fully spent within the grant reporting period.
