Metzler Park Salmon Habitat Acqusition Project in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9)

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Metzler Park Salmon Habitat Acquisition and Restoration Project
Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed
Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9

Project Description

Located in the Middle Green River Subwatershed
Project involves acquisition of up to 30 acres of important habitat along the Middle Green River
Builds on previous Waterways 2000 open space acquisitions in the area

Partners and Funding

Led by King County with the support of the WRIA 9 Forum
$540,000 funded by SRFB (second round) and King Conservation District
Additional funding information

Photo of Metzler Park Side Channel acquisition area on the Green River at about river mile 39

Importance for Salmon

Adjacent to 900+ acres of protected public open space
Protection of key side channel habitat and habitat forming process area that is important to salmon for spawning and rearing habitat
Threatened chinook use the area for spawning and rearing
The area is one of the few properly functioning, unleveed stretches of the Middle Green River
Possible opportunity for future enhancement including placement of large woody debris and planting native trees and shrubs

Other Watershed Salmon Restoration/Protection Projects

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Updated: July 13, 200

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