Posts for projects in WRIA 11
Started in 2006 in cooperation with Nisqually Indian Tribe, Pierce County, People for Puget Sound, and BNSF Railway Company Funded by Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) The WRIA 11 and 12 Nearshore Habitat Assessment and Restoration Design Project assessed the … Continued
Ohop Creek is the third largest anadromous fish accessible tributary in Water Resource Inventory Area 11 (WRIA 11). As one of two major tributaries to theNisquallyRiver, Lower Ohop Creek plays a key role in providing salmon habitat and spawning grounds. … Continued
History Powell Creek, a 240-acre parcel, was purchased by the Nisqually Land Trust. It was the largest privately held property in the salmon rearing section of the Nisqually River. This property added 2.5 miles of Nisqually River shoreline to the … Continued
As the largest and principal salmon producing tributary to theNisquallyRiver, theMashelRiversupports many species of salmon including endangered Chinook and steelhead. It is located inPierceCountyjust southwest of Eatonville and its sub-basin drains an area of approximately 83 square miles. The Mashel … Continued
Consistent pre- and post-project effectiveness monitoring, in partnership with the Nisqually Indian Tribe (NIT), has helped to determine changes in river morphology and salmonid abundance since 2002. SPSSEG and the NIT have been using the Timber-Fish-Wildlife (TFW) Monitoring Program Methods … Continued
On Thursday, September 3rd SPSSEG Project Manager, Kim Gridley, ENTRIX Engineer, Chad Krofta, and Onsite Inspector Dan Blatt got down and dirty under Highway 7 in the Ohop Valley. Their are 2 bridges that cross highway 7 in the Ohop … Continued
Every week I will post highlights from the on site inspectors report. The Inspector is taking daily notes on progress, difficulties, etc. At the end of each construction week (Mon- Thurs), these notes are forwarded to the project manager in … Continued
These photos show on-site construction progress of the Ohop Valley Restoration Project for the week of August 10th through the 14th. Highlights include: Staging of Large Woody Debris (LWD) for the area upstream of Hwy 7. Beginning excavation and grading … Continued
Construction of the Ohop Valley Restoration Project culminates nearly a decade of planning and design! The Nisqually Land Trust property, the historical Peterson Farm, in the Ohop Basin straddles Hwy. 7, a major thoroughfare to mountain communities and the Mt. … Continued