DeMolay Sandspit Bulkhead Removal Implementation
#24-1161 #24-1161
Organization West Sound Partners for Ecosystem Recovery
Sponsor Pierce Conservation District
Status Active
Schedule Start Date: 9/25/2024 End Date: 12/31/2027
Category Category: Restoration
DESCRIPTION
This project will complete final design and construction to remove up to 865 feet of concrete armoring and intertidal debris at the Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve on Fox Island in Pierce County. Project will reconnect and enhance marine riparian zone. Armor removal from feeder bluff will restore natural sediment processes to build and maintain upper beach habitat over time, to support documented forage fish spawning habitat and refuge area for salmon. Removal of this armor addresses the Puget Sound Partnership's 2022-2026 strategy to "protect and restore habitat and habitat-forming processes" and target actions to reduce shoreline armoring on Puget Sound. This project site is identified as a priority nearshore project by the West Sound Lead Entity to support priority species including juvenile Puget Sound Chinook and forage fish. This project phase will extend the preliminary design to include two adjacent parcels being acquired by PenMet Parks and develop a full final design. Project implementation will include removal of armor and debris, resloping of some medium bank, installation of native plants in marine riparian zone, placement of large woody debris in upper beach, beach nourishment, and upland drainage management. The Preserve, located at the northern tip of Fox Island in Pierce County, was acquired by PenMet Parks in 2013 for public marine shoreline access and habitat protection with over 2,000 feet of public marine shoreline.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested02/26/2024Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$162,671.00
Requested02/26/2024Pierce Conservation DistrictMatch$808,356.00
Allocated09/25/2024Pierce Conservation DistrictMatch$29,086.00
Allocated09/25/2024Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$162,671.00
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$764,400.00 $971,027.00 $191,757.00 $0.00 $191,757.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Allocated01/02/2024Pierce County Flood Control Zone DistrictMatch$157,751.00
Other Funding Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$0.00 $0.00 $157,751.00 $0.00 $157,751.00
Grand Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$764,400.00 $971,027.00 $349,508.00 $0.00 $349,508.00
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LOCATION
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Puget Sound, Threatened
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted
City Areas:Fox Island
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern
County:Pierce
HUC12:South Puget Sound (171100190900)
HUC8:Puget Sound (17110019)
Lead Entity Area:West Sound
Legislative District:26
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:South Puget Sound
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Threatened
Watershed Administrative Unit:Clovos Passage/Carr Inlet
WRIA:Kitsap
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RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.23mi
Estuarine / Nearshore Project    
*Total Amount Of Estuarine / Nearshore Acres Treated (C.9.b)
0.10acres
 Beach nourishment (C.9.l.1)    
Acres Treated for beach nourishment (C.9.l.4)
0.10acres
Miles of Shoreline Treated for beach nourishment (C.9.l.3)
0.09mi
 Estuarine planting or native plant establishment (C.9.r.1)    
Acres of Estuarine planting or native plant establishment (C.9.r.3)
0.10acres
 Regrading of slope (C.9.i.1)    
Acres of Estuary Treated through slope regrading (C.9.i.2)
0.20acres
 Shoreline armor removal or modification (C.9.k.1)    
Acres of Shoreline Treated for armor modification/removal (C.9.k.3)
0.10acres
Miles of Shoreline Treated for armor modification/removal (C.9.k.2)
0.16mi
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION