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$12 million approved for fish recovery, conservation, and education in King County

Sept. 12, 2023

The King County Flood Control District on Tuesday approved over $12 million to fund salmon conservation, education, and passage projects in four Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs). Of that total, roughly $4 million will go to projects in King County Council District 3 – specifically funding WRIA 7 and a portion of WRIA 8 – where Supervisor and King County Councilmember Sarah Perry advocated for the funding.

“I am honored to have joined my Flood Control District colleagues in supporting habitat protection and conservation for our salmon along with making investments in education and advocacy opportunities to engage our younger generation,” Perry said. “I’m excited about the opportunities that this funding will provide toward reaching our conservation goals here in District 3 and throughout King County, and I look forward to continuing to support initiatives that ensure that our fish populations are protected and growing.”

These Cooperative Watershed Management Grants will fund a variety of projects, including fish passage design and construction, waterway and habitat restoration, and control of invasive species and replanting. They will also fund educational and advocacy programs, particularly geared toward engaging youth across the region.

Highlighted projects in District 3 (WRIA 7 and a portion of WRIA 8) include:

  • Restoration and Protection:
    • WRIA 7: 2024 Snoqualmie Restoration and Project Assistance Program (King County Water and Land Resources Division) – $130,000
    • WRIA 7: Fish Hatchery Road Alternatives Analysis (King County Water and Land Resources Division) – $300,000
    • WRIA 7: Lower Miller River Floodplain Restoration Design (King County Water and Land Resources Division) – $400,000
    • WRIA 7: South Fork Snoqualmie River Conservation Acquisition (King County Parks & Recreation) – $192,636
    • WRIA 7: Duvall Meadows NE 147th Place Culvert Replacement (Wild Fish Conservancy) – $145,422
    • WRIA 8: Issaquah Creek In-Stream Restoration at Lake Sammamish State Park (Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust) – $550,147
    • WRIA 8: Cottage Lake Creek Weir Removal and Restoration Design and Permitting (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group) – $283,243
    • WRIA 8: Bear Creek Tretheway Habitat Restoration (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group) – $35,000
    • WRIA 8: Daniels Creek at 185th Ave NE Fish Passage (King County Road Services) – $300,000
    • WRIA 8: Fish Passage Improvements on Little Bear Creek at 134th Avenue NE Phase 1 (City of Woodinville) – $190,000
  • Restoration – Riparian:
    • WRIA 7: Tollgate Forest Restoration Maintenance and Planting (City of North Bend) – $60,355
    • WRIA 7: Meadowbrook Slough Phase 6 and Riparian Maintenance (Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust) – $86,344
    • WRIA 7: Griffin Creek Farm West End Riparian Restoration (Stewardship Partners) – $91,590
    • WRIA 7: McKittrick Riparian Restoration (Sound Salmon Solutions) – $76,080
    • WRIA 7: Carnation Marsh Riparian Restoration Phase II (Sound Salmon Solutions) – $142,348
    • WRIA 7: Chinook Bend Riparian Restoration Phase II (Sound Salmon Solutions) – $149,846
    • WRIA 7: South Fork Skykomish Revegetation (Sound Salmon Solutions) – $65,000
    • WRIA 8: Bear Creek Watershed Riparian Enhancement Program (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group) – $119,979

 

  • Monitoring and Assessment:
    • WRIA 7: 2024 Snoqualmie River Juvenile Salmon Outmigration Monitoring (Tulalip Tribes) – $40,000
    • WRIA 7: Designing Habitat Restoration Projects to Increase Juvenile Chinook Growth (King County Water and Land Resources Division) – $118,040
    • WRIA 7: Cherry Creek and Raging River NetMap Model (Wild Fish Conservancy) – $80,026
    • WRIA 7: KC Fish Passage Barrier Supplementation Phase II (Wild Fish Conservancy) – $114,365
    • WRIA 8: Monitoring Aquatic Weed Regeneration and Fish Utilization Post Treatment (Trout Unlimited) – $49,744
    • WRIA 8: Predation Reduction Project for the Lake Washington Basin (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) – $99,400
    • WRIA 8: Bear Creek Tretheway Floodplain Reconnection Effectiveness Monitoring (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group) – $40,000

 

  • Education and Outreach:
    • WRIA 7: Salmon in Schools 2023-2024 (Sound Salmon Solutions) – $38,848
    • WRIA 7: Community Action Training School (CATS) 2024 (Sound Salmon Solutions) – $26,049
    • WRIA 7: Youth Engaged in Sustainable Systems (YESS) in Riverview School District (Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust) – $71,728
    • WRIA 8: Greenway Education Program – Forest and Fins (Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust) – $27,500
    • WRIA 8: Enhancing Education and Outreach for FISH (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group) – $10,000
    • WRIA 8: Salmon Friendly Lakes Pilot Program (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group) – $30,000

Funding for the grants was approved as part of the District’s 2023 budget. The Cooperative Watershed Management Grant program began in 2012 and fulfills part of the District’s comprehensive plan in emphasizing consideration of fish and wildlife habitat as part of flood risk management as well as promoting native salmon recovery.

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