Nisqually Steelhead Habitat Assessments January 20th, 2017

Nisqually River Council

Colaboration, Restoration, Stewardship

IN THIS PRESENTATION...

◦ Historic populations in the Puget Sound ◦ Steelhead Recovery Plan ◦ Collaboration ◦ Project Design ◦ GIS Mapping ◦  The Nuts & Bolts ◦ Reports ◦ Next Steps ◦ Questions

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Protect and restore salmon populations and aquatic habitat with an emphasis on ecosystem function through scientifically informed projects, community education, and volunteer involvement.

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STEELHEAD in the WATERSHED Complexities of the Species and Habitat Availability

1% - 4% Is the current estimated population of Puget Sound steelhead compared to historic numbers

DEVELOPING A STRATEGY

Formation of the NSRT

The Nisqually River Steelhead Recovery Plan

Utilization of Existing Recovery Plans

TAKING ACTION

Existing Data

Nisqually Tribe

SPSSEG

Interagency collaboration and utilization of exisiting data to implement a successful strategy

PROJECT GOALS

PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION

Detailed photos of the each site assessed

EDT DATA

Gather useful data to use in the EDT Model

PROJECT ID

Are there projects in these streams? What is their potential?

GETTING THE DATA WE NEED

Developing a protocol that:

◦ Meets standardized requirements ◦ Provides a useful

“snapshot” of the habitat ◦  Is reproducible

STAYING RELEVANT

Data collection in the 21st century: challenges and advantages

MAPPING THE WATERSHED

Assessing the stream through a limited lense

3 streams 200+ landowners

IN THE FIELD

Reporting Assessing our data and looking at the next steps

Public Access to Data The map will likely be available to the public

Written Report Submitting a report on this piolot project

Submit Culvert Data WDFW will use this to prioritize culvert replacements

NEXT STEPS

Thanks!

ANY QUESTIONS? You can find us at clairew@spsseg.org brianz@spsseg.org