Examines condition of nearshore habitats in Oakland Bay and Hammersley Inlet and identifies priority areas for conservation and restoration that will

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2 Examines condition of nearshore habitats in Oakland Bay and Hammersley Inlet and identifies priority areas for conservation and restoration that will support the recovery of salmonids.

3 Assessment geared towards juvenile salmonid use of the nearshore, particularly Chinook and chum salmon, that are known to rear for a relatively extended period along marine shorelines.

4 This project addresses the potential of habitat in South Puget Sound streams in regard to their potential to support populations of coho salmon. EDT is a reach based life history model using habitat parameters.

5 The salmonid stream assessment model is designed to provide a means for ranking streams for conservation and restoration consideration using readily available information along with the professional opinion of qualified habitat biologists. Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

6 Identifies the possible freshwater environmental factors, both singly and in combination that limit the survival and production of native coho salmon populations in select small streams of south Puget Sound. Utilizes a reach based life history model using habitat parameters. One of the most likely regional influences on coho population dynamics is the pattern of precipitation and streamflow.

7 Follow-up field investigations within the Sherwood- Schumacher basing to further understand factors limiting juvenile coho salmon. Utilized a reach level analysis that concentrated on temperature and juvenile distribution.

8 Outlines discrete habitat types found along the shoreline that are hypothesized to be beneficial to juvenile salmonids. Rates shoreline units to identify discrete segments hypothesized to be the most important for juvenile salmon.

9 The project provide an on-theground 100% shoreline survey to update of the pocket estuary mapping conducted by the Puget Sound Action Team for the Regional Nearshore and Marine Aspects of Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound, 2005.

10 GIS based tool to assess the nearshore environment in South Puget Sound. Evaluates the level of disturbance at the site and the landscape scale for drainage catchments.

11 Project partners agreed to focus restoration and conservation actions (not exclusively) in the Goldsborough watersheds Conservation focuses on preserving land adjacent to streams Restoration focused on anadromous reaches Goldsborough Dam removal- 25 miles plus extensive wetlands Midway creek 1 culvert- 0.6 miles plus wetlands Likes Creek 5 culverts- 1 mile plus wetlands riparian planting- 43 acres off channel reconnection- 7 acres install 180 crib wall, LWD and create high flow channel Pannell acres Rose acres Olli acres Hilburn acres Granquist acres North Fork Preserve acres Rose II acres

12 Project partners agreed to focus restoration and conservation actions (not exclusively) in the Oakland Bay watershed. Conserved- 245 acres 4 miles shorelines Restoredriparian planting and dike removal, boat launch removal States first certified Clean Marina

13 Thermal Infrared Studies Goldsborough, Johns, Skookum Continuous Data Logger Studies Skookum, Mill, Johns, Sherwood- Schumacher

14 Continuous Goldsborough Staff Gauge Skookum, Mill, Johns, Sherwood- Schumacher and Cranberry

15 Cranberry Adult Trap Since 1999 Stream Surveys Since 1970 s on almost all systems

16 Year Cranberry Mill Skookum Goldsborough Johns Sherwood Gosnell * * ,048 (3) * * ,014 (4) * * * * (6) * (6) , (6) ,191 * * ,028 * ,889 * * * 33,584 * * ,033 * * , , * ,

17 Snorkel Studies to Determine Habitat Use Cranberry, Sherwood/Schumacher, Johns, Skookum, Mill and Goldsborough Beach Seine Throughout WRIA General beach seine to determine species composition and timing along with preferred habitat usage Beach Seine to Determine Habitat Use Paired seine inside and outside of pocket estuaries

18 Ecology & WDFW Prioritizes upland catchments for water based Delivery, Surface Storage, Recharge, Discharge. Also water and Fish and Wildlife habitat.

19 Puget Sound Nearshore & Estuary Restoration Project Integrates change analysis and estimated process degradation, under a simple restoration and protection planning model. They identify and prioritize a set of delta, beach, barrier embayment and coastal inlet sites.