Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP)
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The Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) is a protection and restoration funding opportunity that was developed in response to the analysis of the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project. The program is focused on process-based restoration on shorelines. Biennial appropriations are made in the Washington State Capital Budget to the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife providing administration and oversight. Contracts are run through RCO and documented on the PRISM database, which is the best way to review funding actions.
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- https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/habitat-recovery/nearshore/conservation/programs/esrp/restoration-grant
- https://rco.wa.gov/grant/estuary-and-salmon-restoration-program/
- NOAA Restoration Center provided technical assistance to WDFW start the program through a joint project agreement between 2007 and 2012
- There are currently four programs supported through ESRP Appropriations
- Restoration and Protection Grants: This grant program focuses on protecting and restoring the natural processes that create and sustain the near-shore ecosystem. The intent is to regain some of the natural services that have been lost as a result of more than a century of human development in the region.
- Small Grants: This grant program has similar goals as the Restoration and Protection program with a focus on local engagement. Projects are eligible to receive awards between $30,000 and $150,000. At least $500,000 is available each biennium for the program.
- Regional Pre-Design: This grant program, also known as the Learning Program, was developed to direct future investments by investigating outcomes at a regional or ecosystem scale and informing construction siting and design. The projects help us understand how we can improve the effectiveness of habitat restoration in Puget Sound. Funding for these projects is 10 percent of the total ESRP award.
- Shore Friendly: New to the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program in 2019, this grant program funds local programs that provide stewardship incentives to landowners to create healthy shorelines. More information is on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Shore Friendly Web page.
River Delta Efforts Supported
ESRP involvement is flagged using an "ESRP" category, and the program has been involved in the following efforts and places:
River Deltas:
- Fisher Slough Restoration
- Milltown Island Restoration
- Fir Island Farm Restoration
- Tide gate effects analysis
- Smith Island Restoration
- Skokomish Delta Restoration
- Qwuloolt Restoration
- Delta Metrics Project
- Leque Island Restoration
- Port Susan Restoration
- Zis a Ba Restoration
- Nisqually Refuge Restoration
- Evaluating Salmon Rearing Limitations in River Deltas
- River Delta Consortium
- Three Crabs Restoration
- Puget Sound Large River Delta Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping
- Puget Sound Marine Riparian Mapping
- Puget Sound Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping
- Designing large wood placement in tidal marshes
- Snohomish Estuary Restoration Effects on Temperature, Salinity, and Tides
- Estuary Restoration for Northern Puget Sound Birds
Embayments:
- Tidal Channel Restoration Guidelines
- Maximizing Benefits of Shoreline Armor Removal
- Use of Large Wood in Shoreline Restoration
- PREDICTING SHOREFORM EVOLUTION IN PUGET SOUND Guidelines and Tools to Estimate Gravel Transport
- Puget Sound Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping
Beaches:
- Feeder Bluff Outreach and Armor Removal (Island and Jefferson counties)
- Mapping Bluffs and Beaches to Quantify Sediment Supply
- Impacts of Shoreline Armoring
- Edgewater Beach Bulkhead Removal
- Measuring Coastal Bluff Recession Rates Throughout the Puget Sound Region
- Maximizing Benefits of Shoreline Armor Removal
- Mapping Bluffs and Beaches to Quantify Sediment Supply 2021
- Evaluating Puget Sound Beach Services for Protection and Restoration
Ecosystem Sits and Places
Sites:
- Padilla Bay
- Titlow Beach
- Lynch Cove
- Skagit Delta
- Quilcene Delta
- Duckabush Delta
- Piner Point West
- Neill Point East
- Broad Spit Drift Cell
- East Dyes Drift Cell
- South Lummi Island Headlands
- Elwha Drift Cell
- East Nooksack Drift Cell
- Point Defiance Drift Cell
- West Camano Drift Cell
- Sequalitchew Creek Estuary
- Bangor Drift Cell
- Filucy Bay Ecosystem
Places:
- Fisherman's Bay
- Teekalet Point
- Filucy Bay Ecosystem
- Titlow Beach
- Piner Point West
- Neill Point East
- Broad Spit Drift Cell
- East Dyes Drift Cell
- East Nooksack Drift Cell
- Elwha Drift Cell
- Point Defiance Drift Cell
- West Camano Drift Cell
- Bangor Drift Cell
- Padilla Bay
- Lynch Cove
- Sequalitchew Creek Estuary
- South Lummi Island Headlands