PHOTOS
| Organization | Stillaguamish River Salmon Recovery Co-Lead Entity |
| Sponsor | The Nature Conservancy (TNC) |
| Status | Active |
| Schedule | Start Date: 7/1/2023 End Date: 12/31/2026 |
| Category | Category: Restoration |
The Port Susan Bay (PSB) Restoration for Resiliency project will restore key ecological processes to 150 acres of estuarine tidal marsh. Restoration actions will include: distributary and blind tidal channel excavation, creation of additional tidal and river connections, and removal of remnant dike material inhibiting freshwater distribution. By expanding the amount of viable estuary habitat in the delta, the project will increase juvenile salmon rearing capacity for several species, including Chinook salmon. The project has received funding for design and permitting; construction costs are partially funded. This proposal seeks $1,995,249 to move forward with full construction.
TNC will be exploring the use of explosives to carve secondary and tertiary tidal channels beginning with a test blast in Summer 2022. If effective, blasting will be used on a larger scale in the restoration project, paired with traditional methods.
This project is a priority for partners working in the watershed: it will ensure that the value of upstream salmon recovery projects is not lost at the estuary by increasing functional estuarine rearing habitat, needed to avoid a Chinook salmon habitat bottleneck. It is a critical first step for forthcoming delta habitat expansion by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians and the Tulalip Tribes directly adjacent. Lastly, it is part of an integrated effort by the Sustainable Lands Strategy (SLS) to advance fish, flood, and farm benefits in the w
| Type | Date | Funding Org | Funding Program | Match | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requested | 01/31/2022 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | PSAR Large Capital Projects | $1,729,060.00 | |
| Allocated | 02/24/2025 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | Estuary & Salmon Restoration | $346,284.00 | |
| Allocated | 02/24/2025 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | PSAR Large Capital Projects | $1,729,000.00 | |
| Spent | 08/21/2024 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | PSAR Large Capital Projects | -$612,832.57 | |
| Spent | 05/01/2025 | The Nature Conservancy (TNC) | Match | -$0.00 | |
| Spent | 05/01/2025 | Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) | Estuary & Salmon Restoration | -$18,878.28 |
| Grant Project Agreement Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| $1,995,249.00 | $1,729,060.00 | $2,075,284.00 | $631,710.85 | $1,443,573.15 |
| Type | Date | Funding Org | Funding Program | Match | Amount |
|---|
| Other Funding Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| Grand Totals | Proposed | Requested | Allocated | Spent | Balance |
| Chinook-Pop (ESU): | Chinook-Puget Sound, South Fork Stillaguamish River, Threatened |
| Chum-Pop (ESU): | Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted |
| Coho-Pop (ESU): | Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern |
| County: | Snohomish |
| HUC12: | Stillaguamish River-Frontal Port Susan (171100080304) |
| HUC8: | Stillaguamish (17110008) |
| Lead Entity Area: | Stillaguamish River |
| Legislative District: | 10 |
| Pink-Pop (ESU): | Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted |
| Puget Sound Action Areas: | Whidbey Island |
| Salmon Recovery Regions: | Puget Sound |
| Sections: | 01 |
| Steelhead-Pop (ESU): | Steelhead-Puget Sound, Stillaguamish River, Threatened |
| Township: | T31NR03E |
| Watershed Administrative Unit: | Lower Stillaguamish River |
| WRIA: | Stillaguamish |
| APPLICATION | FINAL | ||||
| RESTORATION METRICS | |||||
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b) | 0.00 | mi | |||
| Estuarine / Nearshore Project | |||||
*Total Amount Of Estuarine / Nearshore Acres Treated (C.9.b) | 0.00 | acres | |||
| Channel modification (C.9.c.1) | |||||
Acres of Estuary Treated (C.9.c.3) | 4.00 | acres | |||
| Dike Or berm modification / removal (C.9.d.1) | |||||
Acres of Habitat Made Available To Salmonids through dike or berm modification/removal (C.9.d.3) | 0.00 | acres | |||
Miles Of Dikes Modified/Removed (C.9.d.2) | 0.00 | mi | |||
| Estuarine plant removal / control (C.9.j.1) | |||||
Acres of Estuary Treated for plant removal/control (C.9.j.3) | |||||
| Fill placement (C.9.h.1) | |||||
Acres of Estuary Treated with fill placement (C.9.h.2) | 9.00 | acres | |||
| Riparian Habitat Project | |||||
*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2) | |||||
*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1) | |||||
| Planting (C.5.c.1) | |||||
Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3) | |||||
Miles of streambank planted (C.5.c.4) | |||||
| Riparian Plant removal / control (C.5.h.1) | |||||
Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control (C.5.h.3) | |||||
Miles of streambank treated for plant removal/control (C.5.h.4) | |||||
