DESCRIPTION
The Barnabee Farm Springbrook Stream Restoration project will result in a final engineered design, permitting and removal of a 67% fish passage barrier undersized culvert and over 80 linear feet of rock armor on Springbrook Creek, a stream federally designated as critical habitat for ESA threated Puget Sound Steelhead. A bridge crossing will be installed, large wood will be installed along the bank and native vegetation will be installed along the stream where armor is removed. The Barnabee Farm project takes place on private land and was identified in the Springbrook Creek Watershed Assessment (SCWA) (Project 14-1547) as the second highest priority stream restoration project at stream mile 0.39 to address fish access to over 3.76 miles of upstream fish habitat, to widen this section of channel to reflect natural stream conditions, improve connectivity between intact stream reaches adjacent to the existing undersized culvert, allow for the ability for the stream to withstand anticipated higher flows anticipated in a changing climate, and allow for wood and sediment transport. Using the conceptual design developed by Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) as part of the SCWA, a final design will be developed in consultation with the landowner, WFC, and other stakeholders working in the watershed, permitting will be completed, a construction bid package will be developed, and construction will be implement. Project success monitoring will take place for up to three years.
The Barnabee Farm Springbrook Stream Restoration project will result in a final engineered design, permitting and removal of a 67% fish passage barrier undersized culvert and over 80 linear feet of rock armor on Springbrook Creek, a stream federally designated as critical habitat for ESA threated Puget Sound steelhead. A bridge crossing will be installed, root wads will be installed along the bank and native vegetation will be installed along the stream where armor is removed. The Barnabee Farm project takes place on private land at stream mile 0.39. It was identified in the Springbrook Creek Watershed Assessment (SCWA) (Project 14-1547) as the second highest priority stream restoration project. It will provide fish access to over 3.76 miles of upstream fish habitat, widen this section of channel to reflect natural stream conditions, improve connectivity between intact stream reaches adjacent to the existing undersized culvert, allow for the ability for the stream to withstand anticipated higher flows anticipated in a changing climate, and allow for wood and sediment transport. Using the conceptual design developed by Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) as part of the SCWA and updated May 2022, a final design will be developed with the landowner, WFC, and other stakeholders, permitting will be completed, a construction bid package will be developed, and construction will be implemented. Project success monitoring will take place for up to three years.