Before

Project Implementation

1. Pysht River Habitat Restoration by North Olympic Salmon Coalition. Improving riparian and instream habitat on private land along the Pysht River. Restoration activities include removing abandoned cars and placing a large log jam in the channel to slow flow, encouraging sediment deposition in gravel bars. Removing cars will decrease pollution to the floodplain and prepare riparian area for future planting. The installation of a log jam will result in stabilization of the bank and improved instream conditions through the formation of pools and cover for chinook and chum. Partners include private landowners, a local school, and the North Olympic Land Trust.

2. Hoh River Knotweed Control Project by 10,000 Years Institute. Monitoring and controlling the exotic species Japanese knotweed on private lands in the Hoh River floodplain. Activities include GPS monitoring of known infestation sites and the systematic application and monitoring of treatments to individual plants. Partners include the Wild Salmon Center, Western Rivers Conservancy, Washington Department of Natural Resources, the Hoh Indian Tribe, and private landowners. Outreach activities include coordination with private landowners and education on proper methods of disposable of knotweed.

3. Clallam River Bank Erosion/Habitat Enhancement by Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Applicant proposes to work with a landowner to construct a series of 5 alternating logjams to retard bank erosion and provide improved fish habitat along a badly eroding section of the Clallam River. After the project is completed, the results will be discussed at community meetings to encourage other landowners to consider restoration projects on their property.

4. Village Creek Restoration by Makah Tribe. The applicant proposes to restore a native plant assemblage within the riparian zone of lower Village Creek in Neah Bay, on the Makah Indian Reservation. Stream bank stabilization and revegetation will reduce sediment inputs from the banks, provide increased cover areas for fish and help moderate water temperature. The restoration will provide long-term habitat forming and regulating processes important to salmon production and result in an anticipated higher return rate of migrating salmon. The project will also serve as an educational opportunity for town residents to witness restoration efforts first hand. Partners include the Makah Forestry Greenhouse.