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Final Report Form 2013-2015 Biennium

Stillaguamish Watershed

2013 - 2015 Capacity Fund Application

Sponsored by the Stillaguamish Lead Entity

and the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office

Administered by The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Arlington WA

Final Report

The following Final Report Form is due upon the completion of your project. It is to be submitted

with your final invoice, and will take the place of a Progress Report Form. Your final invoice will not

be paid until a Final Report Form has been submitted. Please submit completed Final Report Forms

to:

The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians

Attn: Gina Gray; Natural Resources Dept

PO Box 277

Arlington WA 98223

ggray@stillaguamish.com

Proposal Name exactly as it is written on application: Stilly Basin Capacity Building 2014

Project Sponsor Name / Organization: Sound Salmon Solutions

Contact Person: Kevin Lee Date: 8/27/14

Please type a narrative update of work accomplished with the Capacity Grant Funds over the duration

of your project utilizing the following questions. Please limit your answers to three total pages.

Photos and marketing materials related to the funding are encouraged to be attached in addition.

1. Explain how your efforts have helped advance the WRIA 5 Stillaguamish Chinook Recovery Plan.

The Stilly Basin Capacity Building funds have helped to pay for SSS staff to participate in the 2014

SRFB local technical review process. Not only does this allow for SSS to provide technical feedback,

but it also helps to educate new staff on the SRFB grant process. Although SSS did not apply for 2014

SRFB funds in the Stilly, the information learned will be valuable for applications in 2015 and

beyond.

These funds have also helped SSS pay for project development through outreach to landowners in the

Stillaguamish basin. This landowner outreach lead to one DOE 319 grant being written in winter of

2013 and connected us with other landowners for future DOE and SRFB grants. These grants will

help water quality and provide larger blocks of intact riparian habitat.

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2. Describe how funds have aided your organization to accomplish what it otherwise would not have

been able to.

SSS has limited unrestricted funds for project development through landowner outreach. These funds

were fundamental in developing the 2013 DOE grant and for compiling potential 2014 DOE and 2015

SRFB project landowner contacts. A small amount of these funds were also used to develop new

landowner outreach brochures. Please see the attached before and after examples. During this time,

SSS was also able to update its projects on the 3 year work plan.

SSS’s Jim Creek Construction project has benefited from the capacity funds greatly. Some funds were

used to supplement engineering costs associated with SRFB requested redesigns. This will help SSS

stay within the allotted SRFB 30% A&E on a project which has had multiple hurdles.

3. Explain how your scope of work or budget deviated or not from your original proposal. If there

were changes, describe their effect on your anticipated outcomes.

The majority of the project stayed within scope. More engineering costs were charged to the project

than expected. This larger engineering cost reduced the length of the original scope and reduced the

amount of landowner outreach conducted. Due to Program Manager turn over, a project was not put

through the 2014 Stilly SRFB round, but one DOE grant was submitted and successfully funded.

4. Explain how you achieved the measurable objectives outlined in your application.

A) Conduct at least 5 landowner site visits. This objective was not fully completed. 8 landowners

were contacted in the stilly under this grant, only 3 site visits were conducted including the

awarded DOE grant site.

B) Work one 1 potential project through SRFB Technical Review. This was not completed.

Instead a DOE grant was submitted and successfully funded.

C) Provide project updates to the TAG on at least 3 separate occasions. Project updates were

given to the TAG regarding the Jim Creek Construction project.

D) Provide technical input to at least 3 prospective capital projects proposed for SRFB funding.

SSS provided technical feedback and attended the site tour for the 2014 SRFB grant round.

E) Provide feedback into the upcoming 3 year work plan. SSS provided updates to the 3 year

work plan in 2014.

5. Describe any successful partnering efforts that resulted from this project, and the outcomes of

those efforts.

At the end of this grant, SSS met with Jason Anderson (Riparian Ecologist - Stillaguamish Tribe)

to discuss partnership possibilities. This resulted in a site visit to the Tribally owned Tree Farm

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Hole site to discuss riparian restoration opportunities. Initial discussion has begun to form a

partnership to complete multi-phased riparian restoration projects funded by both DOE (2014) and

SRFB (2015).

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Become a member and help support salmon restoration efforts

Join the SSS mailing list

Participate in SSS volunteer events

Like us on Facebook & follow us on Twitter

Collaborate with us to create a project on your property, or with your community or school group.

Help save salmon at home:

Working to ensure the future of

salmon in the Stillaguamish,

Snohomish, and Island County

watersheds

F Wash your car at a commercial carwash

F Pick up and throw away your pet’s waste

F Minimize or eliminate fertilizer use

F Ensure septic systems are working properly

F Install native plants along creeks, streams,

or rivers on your property

Upcoming events, opportunities, and more information can be found at:

www.soundsalmonsolutions.org

HABITAT RESTORATION

& LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE

We have over 23 years of experience improving

native habitat for fish and other wildlife. Working

along rivers, streams and wetlands we conduct

projects to improve or create fish spawning and

rearing habitat. Work conducted includes:

Blackberry or other non-native plant removal

Native tree and shrub planting

Failing culvert replacement

In-stream woody debris installation

For many projects, we work on private property

at no cost to landowners. We also work with other

nonprofits, tribes, state and federal agencies to

create and implement projects. In addition, we offer

a range of contract services to organizations and

landowners.

For more information about restoration projects

and how you can collaborate with us, contact

habitat@soundsalmonsolutions.org

Before After

1911 Vernon Road

Lake Stevens, WA 98258 425-252-6686

info@soundsalmonsolutions.org

LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS:

Our Mission working to ensure future salmon populations in the Stillaguamish, Snohomish, and Island County watersheds

through educational programs, community outreach, habitat restoration, and volunteer service projects

Join Our Volunteer Network!

SSS relies on hard working volunteers every season to accomplish many tasks including: native plant installation, weed control, salmon carcass distribution , knotweed surveys, office work, and more!

Email volunteer@soundsalmonsolutions.org to sign up and find out more!

Our History

Founded in 1990, SSS is one of 14 Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups (RFEG) in Washington State, and is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. We serve a geographic region that is over 2,400 square miles.

We strive to achieve our mission by working to:

Support and enhance natural salmon populations through habitat restoration

Empower communities to be stewards of their watersheds by providing education and volunteer opportunities

Partner with other groups and agencies to maximize salmon recovery

Advocate for salmon recovery in our region

Recent Accomplishments

In one year,

843 volunteers, worked a total of

2,400 hours, installed

9,250 native plants on

11 project sites, totaling 22 acres!

Educating

Future

Stewards

We engage over 1,000 students in hands-on environmental curriculum each year. We offer in-classroom and field-based learning programs, teacher workshops, science kits, and custom curriculum. All programs align with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Lessons can be tailored to address specific classroom needs.

Email education @soundsalmonsolutions.org to talk about what lessons we can teach your students or group!

Did you know?

Washington salmon runs are at

less than 5% of historic levels

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Students conduct an erosion experiment

Staff participate in fish fling training

Before restoration

work is performed

After restoration

work is performed

You can help us ensure You can help us ensure

tomorrow’s catch today!tomorrow’s catch today!

1911 Vernon Road Lake Stevens WA 98258

info@soundsalmonsolutions.org

(425) 252-6686

OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

For more than a decade we have been educat-

ing the next generation of leaders, business

and land owners, and the general public on the

importance of wild salmon recovery efforts.

Lessons on the impacts of human activity on

local ecosystems that support healthy salmon

populations are combined with field experienc-

es and service learning projects. For more

info call our Education Coordinator.

OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Throughout the year, though especially Spring

and Fall, we need volunteers to help us with

projects in the field like native species plant-

ing, invasive species removal, fish flings, and

vegetation monitoring. Summer brings a need

for plant care in our nursery.

If you are a naturalist or possess other local

knowledge of flora and fauna you can train to

assist our staff as a field trip aid, an outreach

event staff person or special event volunteer.

Or perhaps you have other special skills such

as IT, GIS, or civil engineering—especially sur-

face water and storm water management—and

would like to help.

To register visit the EVENTS page on our web-

site or contact our Volunteer Coordinator.

OUR RESTORATION & MITIGATION WORK

We have over 20 years of experience working

in streams, wetlands, and waterfronts areas.

We remove blackberry, knotweed and other

invasive species, plant native vegetation, fix

fish migration barriers, like undersized or fail-

ing culverts, and install logs for fish habitat

and bank stability. We also offer a full range

of monitoring and maintenance work, including

water quality and turbidity monitoring, post-

construction vegetation care and monitoring,

and site maintenance. For more information

or to request a quote contact our Program

Manager.

OUR MEMBERSHIP

Join the growing number of folks who help

fund wild salmon recovery efforts. You too can

be part of the solution! Your membership do-

nation will be used to support the administra-

tion and delivery of our programs that help

ensure the future of wild salmon.

Standard Memberships

Basic $25 Family $150

Individual $50 You decide $____

Salmon Class Memberships

Pink $250 Chum $550

Coho $350 Steelhead $650

Sockeye $450 King $1000

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

For more info or to start your membership

contact our Membership Coordinator.

OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Collaborators include: WA Department of Fish

and Wildlife, Snohomish & King Conservation

Districts, Snohomish County Surface Water

Management, the Puget Sound Partnership,

the Tulalip and Stillaguamish Tribes, WSU

Beach Watchers, and local municipalities and

school districts.

OUR HISTORY

Over the past two decades folks have known

us as the Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries En-

hancement Task Force (SSFETF). To reflect

our broader message and scope of work we

are now known as Sound Salmon Solutions.

Our mission though has not changed. We are

and always will be about ensuring future wild

salmon populations through educational out-

reach, habitat restoration and in-kind mitiga-

tion services, volunteer service projects and

public policy advocacy.

Some of our recent Restoration & Mitigation

accomplishments include: 44 acres of habitat

restored, 9350 native trees and shrubs planted

and 2.5 miles of Coho stream habitat reopened

through removal of impassable culverts. Each

year our Education staff conducts hundreds of

environmental science lessons and leads 75

field trips that reach 4,500 students at nearly

50 local schools. The real heroes though are

the 750 Volunteers that donate over 2,000

hours annually and the ongoing financial sup-

port of our Members.