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Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed
Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8
Four Projects Receive $2.6 Million in State and Federal Grants
On December 19, 2007, Governor Chris Gregoire announced the award of $60 million
in grants to recover salmon habitat across Washington State. Four projects in the
Lake Washington/Cedar/ Sammamish Watershed received $2,625,450 in grants. The projects
are:
- Rainbow Bend Acquisition – $1,000,000. This grant to King County will be used to purchase 20.4 acres of floodplain along the
Lower Cedar River in an area surrounded by the most natural existing river and
riparian habitat downstream from Maple Valley. The property is a 52-unit mobile home
park that has experience severe and repeated flooding. Purchasing the park and relocating
the residents will be accomplished with the City of Seattle and other agencies that
provide habitat conservation and enhancement, flood protection, disaster relief and
protection and recovery of endangered species.
- Cottage Lake Creek Conservation Project – $975,450. This grant to King County will be used to protect about 35 high resource acres along Cottage Lake Creek, the largest remaining opportunity to protect
high quality salmon habitat on the creek. The land includes .55 river mile of regionally significant Chinook
salmon spawning habitat. In addition to Chinook, Cottage Lake Creek supports sockeye, kokanee, and coho salmon.
- Issaquah Hatchery Water Intake Dam Removal Project – $400,000. This grant to the City of Issaquah will be used to
plan and design changes to fish passage at the Issaquah Creek Dam. The dam's outdated ladder prevents many
fish including Chinook and steelhead, from successfully navigating the ladder and using more than ten miles of
spawning habitat. This grant will cover fish passage design and recommendations for a suite of habitat,
hatchery and harvest management actions, including an adaptive management, monitoring, and research plan.
- Issaquah Creek Waterways - $250,000. This grant to the City of Issaquah
will fund acquisition of 3.89 acres at the confluence of Issaquah creek with its East Fork. This property
is an in-holding and its purchase will protect a significant reach of Issaquah Creek, which is used by Chinook, sockeye, coho, steelhead, kokanee, and cutthroat.
More information on these
projects is available at the Recreation and
Conservation Office web site, or contact Mary Jorgensen, Actions and Funding Coordinator, 206-296-8067.
Information for Lakeshore Property Owners
Do you know there are "kids" hiding off your shore? Your shoreline is a nursery for young salmon. Each winter thousands of young Chinook emerge from our creeks and streams to begin their journey out to sea. Most are gobbled up by predators before they ever make it to salt water. Lakeshore property owners play a vital role in salmon survival. You can improve their childhood home as you protect and care for your own.
Learn more at Lakeside Living.
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