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WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Project and Program Updates
Puget Sound Day on the Hill: Message from Laura Bradstreet, Executive Director of Puget Sound Partnership
This year marks the tenth edition of Puget Sound Day on the Hill, the annual event organized by the Partnership and Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.
Thanks to our congressional delegation, our federal partners, and the many advocates for Puget Sound and salmon recovery who attend Puget Sound Day on the Hill, we’ve made progress on major policy and funding goals, most recently with the passage of the PUGET SOS Act, increased funding for the National Estuary Program and Puget Sound Geographic Program, and transformative federal investment in recovery, climate change resilience, and environmental justice through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Partners throughout the region are putting BIL and IRA funding to smart use—often finding alignment with other partners to collaborate on innovative, large-scale projects that restore habitat, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve quality of life for residents, and address infrastructure needs.
This issue of Making Waves highlights how partners are working together and using this funding wisely to complete big projects that benefit the whole Puget Sound ecosystem.
Read the full article.
Sound Safe Infrastructure: Building a Future with Resilient Infrastructure and Ecosystems
Tribes, local governments, state agencies, and nonprofits are working together to plan and complete infrastructure improvements that contribute to Puget Sound ecosystem and salmon recovery. This relationship between the recovery and transportation sectors creates Sound Safe Infrastructure, which produces better outcomes for people, salmon, and the environment.
Watch the video.
Modernizing our Approach to Beavers
In this video, discover how King County ecologists and engineers are modernizing their approach to habitat restoration to capitalize on the remarkable recovery of King County’s beaver population. Featuring Rebekah Stiling, Jennifer Vanderhoof and Brandon Duncan at places like the Chinook Bend, Chinook Wind, Riverbend, Fall City, Čakwab, and on Bear Creek.
Read the full news release and watch the video.
Help the City of Bellevue Plan for Healthier Streams
Did you know Bellevue has over 80 miles of streams? Bellevue’s streams, lakes and wetlands are home to some amazing fish and wildlife and provide valuable space for us to enjoy nature. The City of Bellevue is developing a Watershed Management Plan to improve the health of Bellevue’s streams by recommending projects to improve water quality, stream habitat, and fish passage. We need to protect Bellevue’s watersheds and keep our streams healthy for future generations. Community input will help shape Bellevue’s Watershed Management Plan and improve the health of our streams for people and wildlife for years to come.
Bellevue wants to hear from the community and welcome thoughts and ideas related to stream health. Community members may be eligible to participate in a paid focus group. View the webpage for more information and to find out if you are eligible to participate now through July 31, 2024.
Edmonds Marsh: Small but Mighty.
The Edmonds Marsh is a saltwater estuary — a transition from freshwater streams to the saline ocean. Estuaries are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world, with species evolved to not just survive, but thrive in the changing conditions.
In addition to exploring the ecology of the estuary, the article tells the tale of the destruction and rebirth of the marsh over the last 150 years. Read more.
Free Site Assessments
Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group is providing free programs to residents in the Bear Creek Basin to remove knotweed, install rain gardens and cisterns, plant native vegetation, and implement large scale projects such as culvert improvements, bank stabilization, and other salmon habitat enhancements. Schedule a free site assessment and consultation to see if your yard qualifies for one or more of these free programs.
Salmon in the News
World Fish Migration Day and the King County Flood Control District’s Role Restoring Vital Habitat.
Read the full blog post.
Future Stewards Lend a Hand to Baby Salmon.
Read the full article.
Upcoming Events
Salmon Friendly Lakes Workshop
Join King Conservation District and Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group for a free workshop for shoreline residents of Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish. The workshop will take place on Saturday, July 27th, 10am - 1:30pm at Lake Sammamish State Park, supported by Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park. View the website to learn more.
Register for the July 27th workshop. Workshop topics include: Living with Wildlife: Freshwater Salmon, native plant landscape design, natural beaches, starry nights. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.
Shore Friendly King County
Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group and Blue Coast Engineering are providing three free Shore Friendly King County workshops and beach walk events for shoreline property owners in King County. These workshops cover topics including shoreline geomorphology, geology, nearshore ecology, riparian vegetation, alternatives to hard armoring, and the resources that the Shore Friendly King County Program can provide, and will take place on the following dates:
- August 17, 2024- Vashon-Maury Island.
- September 28, 2024 - Burien
- October 12, 2024 - Des Moines
Register here for one of the workshops.
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