Meadowdale Beach Park & Estuary Restoration
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 Tier 1 Puget Sound Nearshore Meadowdale Beach Park & Estuary Restoration
Organization Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8) Lead Entity
Sponsor Snohomish County Parks Dept
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 7/1/2019 End Date: 12/22/2023
Category Category: Restoration
DESCRIPTION
Snohomish County restored stream, estuary, and nearshore processes and developed ADA and saltwater beach access at Meadowdale Beach Park, located where Lunds Gulch Creek flows into the north end of Browns Bay on Puget Sound (PS). Recreational water access enhancements included constructing a 9-foot wide concrete ADA accessible path under the south bridge abutment and a viewing platform at the beach. Restoration for rearing juvenile Chinook and other salmonids entailed: Removed 17,000 cy of fill to re-establish a 1.4 ac estuary. Replaced a 6-ft culvert under the BNSF railroad and 128-lf (2,000 cy) of hardened shoreline armor with a 5-span railroad bridge. This created a 90-ft opening for a widened channel meander, restored sediment delivery processes (80-250 CY/YR) to the nearshore, and improved connectivity to nearshore pocket estuary habitat. Removed 75 lf of streambank armor and placed LWD to improve instream habitat. Planted native vegetation to enhance nearshore and creekside riparian habitat. Relocated park infrastructure inland, including benches, picnic tables and a portable restroom enclosure. Rerouted pedestrian circulation with crushed rock and asphalt paths and included 7 viewpoints, 4 interpretive signs, a boardwalk over an existing wetland, and a pedestrian bridge over the creek for viewing salmon. This project presents a resilient solution to a major stressor along a section of Puget Sound identified by PSNERP as "most degraded" and it demonstrates that a healthy coastal ecosystem can co-exist with critical transportation infrastructure. The project also increased eco-based recreational and educational experiences for 65,000 annual visitors, addressed public safety, and provided ADA access to 1 of only 3 County Puget Sound shorline parks.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested08/08/2018Snohomish County Parks DeptMatch$158,176.00
Requested08/08/2018Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$800,000.00
Allocated12/22/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$191,711.00
Allocated12/22/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Aquatic Lands Enhancement Acct$500,000.00
Allocated12/22/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)WWRP - Water Access$604,077.99
Allocated12/22/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration$608,289.00
Allocated12/22/2023Snohomish County Parks DeptMatch$704,713.02
Allocated12/22/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Estuary & Salmon Restoration$1,000,000.00
Spent01/05/2022Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects-$191,711.00
Spent01/05/2022Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Puget Sound Acq. & Restoration-$608,289.00
Spent01/19/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Estuary & Salmon Restoration-$1,000,000.00
Spent11/21/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Aquatic Lands Enhancement Acct-$500,000.00
Spent11/21/2023Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)WWRP - Water Access-$604,077.99
Spent11/21/2023Snohomish County Parks DeptMatch-$704,713.02
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$14,000,000.00 $958,176.00 $3,608,791.01 $3,608,791.01 $0.00
OTHER FUNDING (Funding that is NOT in a grant project agreement)
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Other Funding Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
Grand Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
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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:Edmonds
City Areas:Meadowdale
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern
County:Snohomish
HUC12:Puget Sound (171100191200)
HUC12:Shell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound (171100190203)
HUC8:Puget Sound (17110019)
Lead Entity Area:Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8)
Legislative District:21
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:South Central Puget Sound
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:05
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, North Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish, Threatened
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Threatened
Township:T27NR04E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Possession Sound-N Elliot Bay
WRIA:Cedar - Sammamish
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RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.17mi0.24mi
Estuarine / Nearshore Project    
*Total Amount Of Estuarine / Nearshore Acres Treated (C.9.b)
1.30acres1.40acres
 Culvert modification / removal (C.9.f.1)    
Acres Opened To Fish Passage through culvert modification/removal (C.9.f.3)
6.30acres6.30acres
Miles of stream made accessible by removal or modification of culvert
1.90
Number of Culverts Modified/Removed To Allow Fish Passage (C.9.f.2)
1.001.00
 Estuarine planting or native plant establishment (C.9.r.1)    
Acres of Estuarine planting or native plant establishment (C.9.r.3)
0.80acres0.80acres
 Removal of existing fill material (C.9.g.1)    
Acres of Estuary Treated through fill material removal (C.9.g.2)
1.30acres1.40acres
Instream Habitat Project    
Total Miles Of Instream Habitat Treated (C.4.b)
0.17mi0.24mi
 Channel structure placement (C.4.d.1)    
Miles of Stream Treated for channel structure placement (C.4.d.3)
0.17mi0.17mi
Number of structures placed in channel (C.4.d.7)
53.0053.00
Pools Created through channel structure placement (C.4.d.5)
0.000.00
Riparian Habitat Project    
*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2)
1.70acres1.70acres
*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1)
0.20mi0.24mi
 Planting (C.5.c.1)    
Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3)
1.70acres2.10acres
Miles of streambank planted (C.5.c.4)
0.17mi0.16mi