Cowiche Creek Protection & Restoration
#07-1598 #07-1598
 Naches Cowiche Cowiche Creek Protection & Restoration
Organization Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Lead Entity
Sponsor Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
Status Completed
Schedule Start Date: 1/25/2008 End Date: 5/3/2011
Category Category: Acquisition & Restoration
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DESCRIPTION
This project sponsored by the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy and City of Yakima used this grant to acquire three parcels totalling 28 acres to protect salmonid habitat. Three of the parcels were restored. The property is located in Yakima County, adjacent to Cowiche Creek. The acquisition and restoration will help conserve and restore the ecological integrity and biological diversity of the Cowiche Creek watershedby protecting parcels containing critical riparian habitats and linking these parcels to existing protected lands. The parcels were acquired to eliminate future development threats that would further degrade riparian, floodplain, and instream functions and habitats. The primary habitat that will be protected and restored is riparian and in-stream habitat. Of the approximately 28 acres acquired, 2.5 acres are riparian. None of the uplans was restored. Three parcels were restored by dike removal, channel reconfiguration, septic tank removal and riparian plantings. The primary species supported are Endangered Species Act listed anadromous fish including spring run Chinook and steelhead. Matching funds for the acquisition were from RCO project #06-1851 sponsored by the City of Yakima. As there were two RCO grants funding the same acquisitions, the acres have been pro-rated beween the two projects based upon a per acre value.
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FUNDING SOURCES
FUNDING ENTRIES FROM GRANT PROJECT AGREEMENT
TypeDateFunding OrgFunding ProgramMatchAmount
Requested09/17/2007Cowiche Canyon ConservancyMatch$200,060.00
Requested09/17/2007Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon State Projects$277,140.00
Allocated05/03/2011Cowiche Canyon ConservancyMatch$207,818.47
Allocated05/03/2011Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects$272,292.29
Spent05/02/2011Cowiche Canyon ConservancyMatch-$207,818.47
Spent05/02/2011Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO)Salmon Federal Projects-$272,292.29
Grant Project Agreement Totals Proposed Requested Allocated Spent Balance
$480,111.00 $477,200.00 $480,110.76 $480,110.76 $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-Upper Columbia River Summer/Fall, Not Warranted
Chinook2-Pop (ESU):Chinook-Middle Columbia River Spring, Not Warranted
County:Yakima
HUC12:South Fork Cowiche Creek-Cowiche Creek (170300020311)
HUC8:Naches (17030002)
Lead Entity Area:Yakima Basin
Legislative District:15
Salmon Recovery Regions:Middle Columbia River
Sections:07
Sections:08
Sections:09
Sections:16
Sections:17
Sections:18
Sections:31
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Middle Columbia River, Naches River, Threatened
Township:T13NR18E
Township:T14NR17E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Cowiche Agricultural Lands
WRIA:Naches
Yakima Subbasins:Cowchie Creek
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  APPLICATION FINAL 
ACQUISTION METRICS
Real Property Acquisition    
Miles of Streambank and/or Shoreline Protected by Land or Easement Acquisition
0.60mi1.05mi
 Land    
Acres by Acreage Type (fee simple)
Riparian
9.02
Uplands
3.50
Total
12.52
acres
Riparian
10.40
Uplands
17.29
Wetlands
0.40
Total
28.09
acres
 
RESTORATION METRICS
Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Treated or Protected (C.0.b)
0.00mi0.53mi
Real Property Acquisition    
 Acquisition or lease of land, wetland or estuarine for conservation (C.10.c.1)    
Acres Of Land, Wetland Or Estuarine Area Conserved By Acquisition Or Lease (C.10.c.6)
Miles Of Streambank Protected By Land or Easement Acquisition (C.10.c.5)
Riparian Habitat Project    
*Total Riparian Acres Treated (C.5.b.2)
14.90acres19.00acres
*Total Riparian Miles Streambank Treated (C.5.b.1)
0.60mi0.60mi
 Planting (C.5.c.1)    
Acres Planted in riparian (C.5.c.3)
2.50acres
 Riparian Plant removal / control (C.5.h.1)    
Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control (C.5.h.3)
14.90acres19.00acres