The West Fork of Trumpeter Creek originates in the City of Mount Vernon, flowing north into the West Fork of the Nookachamps Creek at river mile 4. This restoration project is located at Bakerview Park in Section 16, Township 34N, Range 4E. This habitat restoration project, implemented from 1995 through 1997, involved recreating a stream channel through filled wetlands. Ninety instream structures were placed along 3,000 feet of stream channel, including five rock weirs placed at the upper end of the project to provide fish access to 1,260 feet of upstream habitat. In order to provide rearing habitat for juvenile salmon, LWD was installed along the stream channel, and an off-channel pond was created. Over 2,000 native trees and shrubs were planted by local community volunteers along 6,000 feet of the riparian zone on both stream banks. Community volunteers have been instrumental in monitoring and maintaining this project sites over the past years. Signage was installed through cooperation with several grant programs. Coho are the only salmonids known to use this urban stream.

Project Partners: City of Mount Vernon, John Hocking (local developer), Jobs for the Environment, Northwest Women Fly Fishers, Skagit Conservation District and many local community members

Project timeline: Instream Construction 1995-97, Riparian revegetation 1997-1999