DESCRIPTION
The project completed design plans and permitting for the Riverview Park Restoration project. The completed restoration project will provide summer rearing habitat and high flow winter refuge for salmon through creation of a new off-channel area from the main stem of the Lower Green River and just downstream from the mouth of Mill Creek (Lower Mill Creek - Auburn). Improvements include the placement of large woody debris, spawning gravel, and riparian plantings (a maintenance bridge over the channel will be separate from SRFB funds).
The project is a Green Duwamish Ecosystem Restoration Project (GDERP) and is consistent with the WRIA 9 Salmon Conservation and Recovery Strategy. As stated in the Salmon Habitat Plan, the project is a top tier priority action and is located within a priority area since the project provides much needed salmon habitat and refuge in a key reach of the Green River and the mouth of Lower Mill Creek. As the local sponsor, the City of Kent is working closely with the US Army Corps of Engineers to complete the project, with plans currently at a 65% design level. Design comments provided by the SRFB review panel and the WRIA 9 project evaluation group have been incorporated into the final plans. A SRFB grant (09-1418) for restoration construction is being used as part of the City's cost share for the project.
