2021 Collaborative Skagit Riparian Stewardship 2
#21-1406 #21-1406
Organization Skagit Watershed Council Lead Entity
Sponsor Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 9/23/2021 End Date: 11/27/2024
Category Category: Restoration
DESCRIPTION
From 2021-2024, the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) conducted maintenance on previously completed riparian restoration projects at the Utopia, Edgewater Park, Lower Day Slough, and Pressentin Park sites. All four of these sites are within the Tier 1 target area and are identified as "Mixed Stock - Large River Floodplain" habitat in the Skagit Watershed Council's 2022 Strategic Approach. All four sites are located within the floodplain of the Skagit River, and this provide habitat benefits to Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed Chinook salmon and steelhead. The goal of the project was to control persistent populations of invasive species to support the establishment of recently completed riparian plantings. At these four sites, invasive species controlled include Himalayan blackberry, Japanese knotweed, Canada thistle, and reed canary grass. In addition, SFEG staff and AmeriCorps members planted additional native trees and shrubs at the Utopia, Lower Day Slough, and Pressentin Park sites. At Utopia, SFEG engaged volunteers, the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) and EarthCorps crews to control invasive vegetation on approximately 12 acres of riparian floodplain habitat. SFEG also led a volunteer work party at Utopia for Earth Day 2023 where volunteers planted 650 plants. At Edgewater Park, SFEG staff and AmeriCorps crews controlled invasive vegetation over 24 acres, including areas that will be planted by volunteers during an Earth Day work party planned for 2025. At Lower Day Slough, SFEG controlled approximately 4 acres of invasive vegetation and installed 400 native trees and shrubs in areas where . At Pressentin Park, SFEG treated invasive vegetation on approximately 7 acres of riparian floodplain habitat and led students in service-learning projects where 550 native trees and shrubs were installed by local school groups in areas where survival of the initial planting was poor. Through this project SFEG treated approximately 1.3 miles of stream and stewarded approximately 47 acres of riparian habitat along the Skagit River and its tributaries combined between these four worksites. Based on the milestones submitted for this project, the initial project completion date was December 2025. SFEG accomplished the objectives ahead of schedule and within the estimated budget by leveraging AmeriCorps cost share crews and volunteers to complete meaningful stewardship projects at these previously completed riparian restoration sites.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested09/12/2021Skagit Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch$8,824.00
Requested09/12/2021Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$50,000.00
Allocated11/27/2024Skagit Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch$8,797.63
Allocated11/27/2024Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$49,850.55
Spent11/27/2024Skagit Fisheries Enhancement GroupMatch-$8,797.63
Spent11/27/2024Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects-$49,850.55
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
Not entered $58,824.00 $58,648.18 $58,648.18 $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, Lower Skagit River, Threatened
Chinook-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Puget Sound, Upper Skagit River, Threatened
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted
City Areas:Marblemount
City Areas:Mount Vernon
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern
County:Skagit
HUC12:Hansen Creek-Skagit River (171100070107)
HUC12:Rocky Creek-Skagit River (171100051101)
HUC12:Skagit River (171100070203)
HUC8:Lower Skagit (17110007)
HUC8:Upper Skagit (17110005)
Lead Entity Area:Skagit Watershed Council
Legislative District:10
Legislative District:39
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:Whidbey Island
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:18
Sections:19
Sections:23
Skagit Reaches:Backus Olson
Skagit Reaches:Ross Island
Skagit Tiers:Tier 1 Floodplain - Mixed Stock Rearing
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Skagit River, Threatened
Township:T34NR04E
Township:T35NR05E
Township:T35NR06E
Township:T35NR11E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Corkindale
Watershed Administrative Unit:Gilligan
Watershed Administrative Unit:Hansen Creek
Watershed Administrative Unit:Lower Skagit Flats
WRIA:Lower Skagit - Samish
WRIA:Upper Skagit
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