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'''Fisher slough is a freshwater tidal marsh restoration project on the South Fork [[Skagit Delta]]. [[The Nature Conservancy of Washington]] collaborated with local partners to restore the 60-acre site. The project design was guided by co-equal objectives, which were to: | '''Fisher slough is a freshwater tidal marsh restoration project on the South Fork [[Skagit Delta]]. [[The Nature Conservancy of Washington]] collaborated with local partners to restore the 60-acre site. The project design was guided by co-equal objectives, which were to: | ||
* Restore the processes, structures and functions that support habitat for target species, such as Chinook salmon. | *'''Restore the processes, structures and functions that support habitat for target species, such as Chinook salmon. | ||
* Restore and improve freshwater tidal rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon. | *'''Restore and improve freshwater tidal rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon. | ||
* Restore passage for coho and chum salmon to access spawning habitat in the watershed. | *'''Restore passage for coho and chum salmon to access spawning habitat in the watershed. | ||
* Improve flood storage and protect adjacent farm uses. | *'''Improve flood storage and protect adjacent farm uses. | ||
Activities included a levee setback, relocating and updating drainage infrastructure, installing fish-friendly tidegates, excavating channels and planting native vegetation. | '''Activities included a levee setback, relocating and updating drainage infrastructure, installing fish-friendly tidegates, excavating channels and planting native vegetation. | ||
[[file:Skagit Overview Map.jpg|200px|left|Skagit Overview Map]] | [[file:Skagit Overview Map.jpg|200px|left|Skagit Overview Map]] | ||
====Key Outcomes:==== | ====Key Outcomes:==== | ||
* More than five times more area is flooded regularly by the tides after restoration, providing habitat for salmon. | *More than five times more area is flooded regularly by the tides after restoration, providing habitat for salmon. | ||
* There are 10 times as many juvenile Chinook salmon in Fisher Slough after restoration. | *There are 10 times as many juvenile Chinook salmon in Fisher Slough after restoration. | ||
* The restored area provides almost five times as much flood storage capacity, reducing the risk of floods to neighbors. | *The restored area provides almost five times as much flood storage capacity, reducing the risk of floods to neighbors. | ||
====Funding was provided by:==== | ====Funding was provided by:==== | ||
*Dike District 3 | |||
* Dike District 3 | *Drainage and Irrigation District 17 | ||
* Drainage and Irrigation District 17 | *[[Fish America Foundation]] | ||
* Fish America Foundation | *[[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation]] | ||
* National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | *[[NOAA]]/Restoration Center | ||
* NOAA/Restoration Center | *Private donors and foundations | ||
* Private donors and foundations | *[[Skagit County]] | ||
* Skagit County | *Puget Sound Partnership/Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund | ||
* | *[[US Environmental Protection Agency]] | ||
* US Environmental Protection Agency | *[[RCO]]'s [[Salmon Recovery Funding Board]] | ||
* RCO | *[[WDFW]]/[[Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program]] | ||
* WDFW/Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
[[file:Fisher Slough Before.jpg|400px|left|Fisher Slough Before Restoration]] | [[file:Fisher Slough Before.jpg|400px|left|Fisher Slough Before Restoration]] | ||
[[file:Fisher Slough After.jpg|400px|left|Fisher Slough After Restoration]] | [[file:Fisher Slough After.jpg|400px|left|Fisher Slough After Restoration]] | ||
===Overall project information=== | |||
* Summary of the project context, approach and outcomes. [[File:TNC 2017 fisher slough restoration summary.pdf]] | *Summary of the project context, approach and outcomes. [[File:TNC 2017 fisher slough restoration summary.pdf]] | ||
* Presentation about the project background, approach and detailed project outcomes. [[File:Fisher ESRP Webex 20170724 final.pdf]] | *Presentation about the project background, approach and detailed project outcomes. [[File:Fisher ESRP Webex 20170724 final.pdf]] | ||
* Grant report to NOAA, which provided $5.7M in funding for design, implementation and monitoring. Report includes detailed information on project background, inclusive and transparent approach, parties involved, design and construction, socioeconomic benefits, lessons learned and monitoring. [[File:NOAA FISHER SLOUGH FINAL REPORT.pdf|NOAA Report]] | *Grant report to NOAA, which provided $5.7M in funding for design, implementation and monitoring. Report includes detailed information on project background, inclusive and transparent approach, parties involved, design and construction, socioeconomic benefits, lessons learned and monitoring. [[File:NOAA FISHER SLOUGH FINAL REPORT.pdf|NOAA Report]] | ||
===Monitoring Information:=== | |||
* Fisher Slough Monitoring and adaptive management plan [[File:Parametrix 2010.pdf]] | *Fisher Slough Monitoring and adaptive management plan [[File:Parametrix 2010.pdf]] | ||
* Fisher Slough Site monitoring results 2009-2015 [[File:Henderson et al. 2016 Fisher Slough Monitoring Report Final small.pdf]] | *Fisher Slough Site monitoring results 2009-2015 [[File:Henderson et al. 2016 Fisher Slough Monitoring Report Final small.pdf]] | ||
* Fisher Slough Fish monitoring results 2009-2015 [[File:Beamer et al. 2017 Fisher Slough Fish Monitoring.pdf]] | *Fisher Slough Fish monitoring results 2009-2015 [[File:Beamer et al. 2017 Fisher Slough Fish Monitoring.pdf]] | ||
* Fisher Slough Floodgate monitoring report for final year/WY2015[[File:Henderson and Beamer 2016 Floodgate-Report-WY2015 final 022516|Henderson and Beamer 2016 Floodgate Report]] | *Fisher Slough Floodgate monitoring report for final year/WY2015[[File:Henderson and Beamer 2016 Floodgate-Report-WY2015 final 022516|Henderson and Beamer 2016 Floodgate Report]] | ||
* Monitoring lessons learned [[File:Boyd 2013 fisher slough monitoring lessons.pdf]] | *Monitoring lessons learned [[File:Boyd 2013 fisher slough monitoring lessons.pdf]] | ||
* | *[[File:Greene et al 2012 effects of tidegates on fish.pdf]] and [[File:Lyons & Ramsey 2013 tide gate synthesis.pdf]] describes a [[Tidegates and Self-regulating Tidegates|Fish and floodgate analysis]] for several sites including Fisher Slough and is an important case study in the [[tide gate effects on salmonid passage and utilization]] topic. | ||
*[[Weinerman et al 2012]] - Economic benefits analysis of the Fisher Slough restoration project. | *[[Weinerman et al 2012]] - Economic benefits analysis of the Fisher Slough restoration project. | ||
==Notes== | |||
===Other Notes=== | |||
*[[Beamer 2016]] provides a summary of fish effectiveness monitoring (fish and site monitoring through 2013 and floodgate monitoring though 2015), and links back to all previous Fisher Slough monitoring reports. | *[[Beamer 2016]] provides a summary of fish effectiveness monitoring (fish and site monitoring through 2013 and floodgate monitoring though 2015), and links back to all previous Fisher Slough monitoring reports. | ||
**Observed rearing capacity based on density measurements are higher than predicted by the current Skagit model. | **Observed rearing capacity based on density measurements are higher than predicted by the current Skagit model. | ||
**The details of SRT operations stongly affect fish access to the site. | **The details of SRT operations stongly affect fish access to the site. | ||
*Fisher Slough was enabled by an unusually large NOAA award that was enabled by the [[ARRA]] stimulus funding. | |||
*Fisher Slough was an early action within a portfolio of "multiple benefit" projects, an approach to restoration further advanced by [[The Nature Conservancy]] under the [[Floodplains by Design]] initiative. | |||
*Following Fisher Slough and [[Port Susan Restoration]], perhaps due to the scope and scale of these efforts, TNC reduced its focus on direct project implementation. | |||
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
* | *This is a link to the state contracting [https://secure.rco.wa.gov/prism/search/ProjectSnapshot.aspx?ProjectNumber=07-1914 record for Fisher Slough Tidegate] | ||
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Fisher slough is a freshwater tidal marsh restoration project on the South Fork Skagit Delta. The Nature Conservancy of Washington collaborated with local partners to restore the 60-acre site. The project design was guided by co-equal objectives, which were to:
- Restore the processes, structures and functions that support habitat for target species, such as Chinook salmon.
- Restore and improve freshwater tidal rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon.
- Restore passage for coho and chum salmon to access spawning habitat in the watershed.
- Improve flood storage and protect adjacent farm uses.
Activities included a levee setback, relocating and updating drainage infrastructure, installing fish-friendly tidegates, excavating channels and planting native vegetation.
Key Outcomes:
- More than five times more area is flooded regularly by the tides after restoration, providing habitat for salmon.
- There are 10 times as many juvenile Chinook salmon in Fisher Slough after restoration.
- The restored area provides almost five times as much flood storage capacity, reducing the risk of floods to neighbors.
Funding was provided by:
- Dike District 3
- Drainage and Irrigation District 17
- Fish America Foundation
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- NOAA/Restoration Center
- Private donors and foundations
- Skagit County
- Puget Sound Partnership/Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- RCO's Salmon Recovery Funding Board
- WDFW/Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program
Resources
Overall project information
- Summary of the project context, approach and outcomes. File:TNC 2017 fisher slough restoration summary.pdf
- Presentation about the project background, approach and detailed project outcomes. File:Fisher ESRP Webex 20170724 final.pdf
- Grant report to NOAA, which provided $5.7M in funding for design, implementation and monitoring. Report includes detailed information on project background, inclusive and transparent approach, parties involved, design and construction, socioeconomic benefits, lessons learned and monitoring. File:NOAA FISHER SLOUGH FINAL REPORT.pdf
Monitoring Information:
- Fisher Slough Monitoring and adaptive management plan File:Parametrix 2010.pdf
- Fisher Slough Site monitoring results 2009-2015 File:Henderson et al. 2016 Fisher Slough Monitoring Report Final small.pdf
- Fisher Slough Fish monitoring results 2009-2015 File:Beamer et al. 2017 Fisher Slough Fish Monitoring.pdf
- Fisher Slough Floodgate monitoring report for final year/WY2015Henderson and Beamer 2016 Floodgate Report
- Monitoring lessons learned File:Boyd 2013 fisher slough monitoring lessons.pdf
- File:Greene et al 2012 effects of tidegates on fish.pdf and File:Lyons & Ramsey 2013 tide gate synthesis.pdf describes a Fish and floodgate analysis for several sites including Fisher Slough and is an important case study in the tide gate effects on salmonid passage and utilization topic.
- Weinerman et al 2012 - Economic benefits analysis of the Fisher Slough restoration project.
Other Notes
- Beamer 2016 provides a summary of fish effectiveness monitoring (fish and site monitoring through 2013 and floodgate monitoring though 2015), and links back to all previous Fisher Slough monitoring reports.
- Observed rearing capacity based on density measurements are higher than predicted by the current Skagit model.
- The details of SRT operations stongly affect fish access to the site.
- Fisher Slough was enabled by an unusually large NOAA award that was enabled by the ARRA stimulus funding.
- Fisher Slough was an early action within a portfolio of "multiple benefit" projects, an approach to restoration further advanced by The Nature Conservancy under the Floodplains by Design initiative.
- Following Fisher Slough and Port Susan Restoration, perhaps due to the scope and scale of these efforts, TNC reduced its focus on direct project implementation.
Related Links
- This is a link to the state contracting record for Fisher Slough Tidegate
