WFC engineers and ecologists developed restoration treatment designs including Engineered Log Jams (ELJs) to capture and retain sediment in the mainstem of the Beckler river channel, which when implemented, will improve aquatic habitat diversity and reconnect the channel to its historic floodplain.
Removal of a fish passage barrier on this tributary to the Skookumcheck River that will allow salmonids to migrate up and downstream to spawn and rear on habitat that is opened as a result of the removal of this barrier and replacement with a fish passable structure.
This project removed four undersized and ill-angled culverts, which were a barrier to fish passage due to the high velocity of water running through them. These culverts were replaced with one 16′ wide, 8′ high and 20′ long concrete box culvert that improved the spawning and rearing habitat for coho, olympic mudminnow and both cutthroat and steelhead trout for up to 5.14 miles upstream.
During summer 2011 WFC removed the barrier culvert and intalled a 14′ x 30′ steel bridge. A short section of the channel was realigned to
improve alignment with the road, and bioengineering techniques were used to stabalize the affected banks. During fall 2011, WFC observed
several pairs of adult coho upstream from the new bridge.
This project removed two barrier culverts and improved access to 0.7 miles of coho, cutthroat and steelhead habitat up to the headwater lake. The first barrier was a culvert with a 3.27% slope (67% passible) and was replaced with a 5.5ft high, 12ft wide and 12ft tall concrete box. The second barrier had a 1 meter outfall drop (0% passible) and was replaced with a 40ft long steel bridge.
To accomplish the restoration goals, approximately 2,100 lineal feet of bank armorment along the right bank was removed, the bank was re-sloped to the natural shoreline gradient, flood fence poles were installed on the uppermost bench of the river bank area, native trees were planet, and a failing culvert was replaced.
WFC removed the undersized culverts and installed a 13’x12’x6′ precast box culvert to restore the passage of fish, water, sediment, and wood through this stream reach.
This project removed an undersized, 33% passable, culvert and put in a 40′ long, 14′ wide steel bridge. This project improved 4.45 miles spawning and rearing habitat for coho and steelhead and cutthroat trout.
Project partner Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) designed and constructed fish passage improvements at the culverts at both crossings, removing the undersized culverts and replacing them with steel bridges. WFC designed and implemented a bank stabilization project using extensive coir wrapping, large woody debris (LWD) placement, and native riparian planting.
This project examined current nearshore habitat usage patterns of juvenile salmonids to evaluate potential habitat restoration projects.
The goal of the project is to improve instream morphology and habitat in salmon bearing streams. The objective of the project is to increase instream cover, spawning, and resting areas.
The goal of the project is to increase/improve information to help select projects that have a high certainty and benefit. The objective of the project is to determine project siting, feasibility, design, or implementation.
The primary objective of this project was to increase the amount and quality of salt marsh habitats available to juvenile salmon in Admiralty Inlet.
WFC removed a partial barrier to fish passage (two undersized round culverts) at the Kuhlmann Property on Thomas Creek and installed a
10′ span x 12′ long x 5′ high precast box culvert.
The goal of this project is to increase adequate flow (to the extent possible) and improve water quality and habitat for all salmonid and native fish species in the Garrison Creek watershed.
Snyder Cove Creek is a perennial, fish-bearing watershed that flows into the east side of Eld Inlet. It offers excellent spawning and rearing habitat, and currently supports populations of cutthroat trout, sculpin, and lamprey. An undersized (3ft diameter) culvert creates a barrier to the upstream migration of fish, effectively blocking almost one mile of fish habitat.
WFC staff replaced the failing culvert with a 34-foot wide wooden bridge and added large woody debris (LWD) and rock weirs that will provide a huge increase in flow capacity and provide wild salmonids access to critical spawning and rearing habitat upstream from the project site.
WFC staff replaced an undersized partial-barrier culvert with a 35′ long by 16′ wide modular steel bridge. Minor in-channel work was performed to provide a consistent gradient through the project reach, and LWD was added to increase instream habitat complexity. Disturbed areas were replanted with native trees and shrubs.
The goal of this project was to improve access to both upstream and downstream habitat for salmonids to increase fish populations in this watershed. This was accomplished by replacing an existing fish passage barrier with a new structure that provided unimpeded passage to both upstream and downstream habitat.
Fish habitat in the Duckabush and Dosewalllips river floodplains was restored through weed control and tree plantings, significantly improving the most active channel migration zone for salmonids.
An assessment to determine the extent and distribution of juvenile-fish use and migration in nearshore marine habitats along the western shore of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound
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