Ellis Creek Pocket Estuary Acquisition and Restoration on Vashon Island Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9

Project Description

• Located on Tramp Harbor on the east side of Vashon Island just north of the isthumus to Maury Island
• Project is NS-10 in the 2005 Salmon Habitat Plan (page 7-117)
• This project puchased a salt marsh and surrounding uplands
• In 2007, a dirt access road across the marsh was removed, reconnecting 0.22 acres to the rest of a 0.8 acre salt marsh
• In 2008, non-native plants will be removed and additional marsh plants will be planted

Partners and Funding

• Led by King County in partnership with the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust
• $189,438 funded by SRFB (sixth round) with King County providing $40,000
• Additional funding information

Importance for Salmon Pocket estuaries are particularly important for juvenile Chinook and chum for rearing, refuge from predators, and transition to saltwater habitats

More information on this SRFB grant application (Adobe Acrobat 841 KB)

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