Washington; 12,000 Rain Gardens in Puget Sound - Stewardship Partners

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Stewardship Partners helps private landowners restore and preserve

the natural landscapes of Washington State.

Summer / Fall 2011

Stewardship Partners has become a recognized leader andtrusted resource or rain gardens and other LID projects. Working with WSU, we have installed over 100 raingardens in neighborhoods throughout Puget Sound. On8th Ave N in Puyallup, or example, what used to be aneighborhood ull o compacted high maintenance lawnshas been transormed into 21 beautiully landscaped raingardens.

Tese neighborhood cluster rain garden projects start with one champion who contacts their neighbors. Forexample, Stephanie Berg rallied her community to address

drainage issues in her Burien neighborhood. She was ableto convince six other neighbors that the gardens look greatand also serve many benefcial unctions. “Beyond solvinga ooding problem, it’s rewarding to know that I’m helpingto protect our local stream and Puget Sound.” Stephanie just bought her house and this also gave her a chance tomeet new riends on the block.

We have installed rain garden clusters in severaneighborhoods within Puyallup, Eatonville, and Burienhis summer, we will build our irst Seattle rain

garden cluster near Longellow Creek in the Delridgeneighborhood. he last cluster project o the season will be in Everett this September. Each project will be acommunity event, so please let us know i you would liketo volunteer on the big planting day. Our recipe or these unique rain garden projects is worthreplicating; that’s why we’re promoting rain gardensthroughout Puget Sound. o achieve this goal we willneed the support and enthusiasm rom all communitiesthroughout the region. You can get involved by attendinga ree rain garden workshop, a volunteer planting event

or a walking tour in many cities around the Sound Watch WSU’s 30 minute online video rom the comorto your own home, or even become a Rain GardenMentor through WSU’s Master Gardener program. Seeour recent op-ed in the Seattle Times and other articles at www.12000raingardens.org. Tis website has a wealth oresources and a place to register your own rain garden.

Volunteer planng kinnikinnick in a rain garden

Ater more than ive years o work helpinglandowners and businesses install rain gardens,this spring Stewardship Partners is taking thateort to a whole new level. In partnership with Washington State University Extension, weannounced a ground breaking campaign to install12,000 rain gardens by 2016. Tis ambitiouscampaign stands to be a model or the entirenation demonstrating what one region can do toaddress polluted run o and engage the publicin an unprecedented way.



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Stewardship Partners embarked on a new project this past all withOxbow Center to create a two acre wetland. With support rom theKing Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited and the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum, this project restored wetland conditions in aremnant channel o the Snoqualmie River that was dominated byreed canary grass and not suitable or arming.

Prior to planting, the area was excavated to reach the shallow watertable and the area was planted with a mix o trees, shrubs, andemergent plants; all chosen because o their ecological importanceto a variety o native amphibians. Downed woody debris andstanding snags were installed to provide habitat or birds and other wildlie.

Te dierent aspects o the wetland provide habitat or rogs,salamanders, birds, and other aquatic and terrestrial animal speciesSince its installation there have been sightings o rog eggs, birds,and other critters that had not inhabited the area since it wasoverrun with non-native species. Tis project will be monitored andmaintained while it matures into a healthy and highly unctiona wetland that will provide habitat and increased water quality to thearea.

In addition to its direct impacts on the animal species, the projectalso helps maintain the oodplain ecology o the Snoqualmie

Valley that has been severely degraded; Approximately 80%o the original wetlands have been flled or destroyed in theSnoqulamie Watershed. Already the wetland has proven to increasethe unctionality o oodplain. During the past ooding seasonthe wetland held large amounts o water, decreasing the impactsthe oods had on the arm. Te wetland also provides sedimentcontrol, carbon sequestration, and infltration o pollutants. All arebenefcial to everyone who calls the valley home and to those whoeat the produce grown there. Another encouraging aspect o this project is that it serves todemonstrate wetland restoration and its beneft to agriculturallandowners. We are all pleased with the success o this projecand believe that it will encourage other landowners to look orrestoration opportunities on their property.

Oxbow Center is a new non-proft witheducational programs on organic agriculturand environmental conservation.

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Stewardship Partners is proud to announce the Salmon-Sae certifcation o Draper Valley Farms. Draper hasbeen a Northwest institution since 1935. oday they arethe largest poultry producer in the state. Teir guidingprinciple “the way nature intended” tells customers theirchicken is resh and raised with natural and humanemethods.

Draper Valley is the largest arm to be Salmon-Saecertifed in Washington, second is the state’s largest eggproducer, Wilcox Farms. Draper operates an array o diverse properties including small parcels and property

with salmon-bearing streams surrounded by large orestpatches and highly unctional wetlands.

Draper has excellent habitat resources and is exemplary inoperation and land management. For example, litter andchicken waste products are kept within the houses andtaken directly o-site to a composting acility to preventany contamination o water on the property. Tree o thenewer sites successully support and promote ecosystemservices within the agricultural landscape. Te properties were designed to convey stormwater to constructed wetlands where water can be infltrated on site. Te

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wetlands also host native plant species providing excellenthabitat or a variety o wildlie while maintaining high water quality in the watershed.

“Going through the Salmon-Sae process was a greatlearning experience or us and changed our perspectiveon how we view our operation. Now when I go to oursites, I not only look at the chicken houses and how wemanage them, but I think about the land, streams, treesand environment” says Dave Wilson, arm operationsmanager at Draper Valley.

Draper Valley has also developed a new product line which is certifed organic that launched in November o2010. Tey are also an emerging leader in green packagingthrough the use biodegradable trays instead o the morecommon Styrooam or plastic trays.

Te attitudes, interests, and goals o Draper Valley Farmsmake them an outstanding new Salmon-Sae partnerLook or the Salmon-Sae label on packages o DraperValley organic and Ranger chicken in your local grocerystore. By purchasing, you are supporting a business that is

dedicated to keeping water clean so wild salmon can thrive.



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In recognition o Earth Day, over fty volunteers rom TeBoeing Company helped to restore a hal-mile section o river bank habitat at a Hmong ower arm near Carnation.On Saturday April 16th the volunteers worked to help thearm come closer to achieving Salmon-Sae certifcation.

Te energetic volunteers braved the elements and spentthe day planting 1,100 native trees and shrubs along aquarter mile o the Snoqualmie River that once was choked with non-native blackberry. Tis was the largest and mostproductive volunteer event we have had in the 10 years o restoration work in the watershed. Boeing’s contributionto restoring the Snoqualmie is a terrifc example o thepublic-private partnerships that are so vital to recovering wild salmon and local arms in the region.

“Maybe it was the people, the changing weather andpersistent threat o rain, the need or spring, the resh air,the eagle call, the quiet rush o the river...probably all oit...but the day remains one o my top, most memorabledays o the year.” Barbara Bailey, Volunteer Coordinator with Boeing.

Your business can also choose to adopt a buer, and sponsorcommunity based restoration events. Volunteer activitiesinclude trail building, tree planting, and maintenance oexisting planting sites. Stewardship Partners has worked with armers throughout the Snoqualmie Valley to restorenine miles o riverbank that provide critical habitat or wild salmon, wildlie and help protect armland. Visit our website to fnd out about upcoming volunteer events.

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Andrew Stout, owner o Full Circle Farms was host. His arm spreads over 400 acres, and is one o the largest supplierso organic produce in western Washington. It is, both in vision and reality, a place where the ideas o sustainability andthe ideals o Stewardship Partners meet. For Stout, the evening was a way to showcase his amily arm and acknowledgethe critical principles that support both organic arming and sustainability. Stewardship Partners co-ounder Chris Bayley welcomed the guests and got everyone settled in. Music rom the trio o Stone Gossard, Barbara Ireland and KeithLowe had diners moving around the tables to keep close to their songs. Che Holly Smith, a renowned recipient o the

2008 James Beard Best Northwest Che award and Kirkland’s Caé Juanita, provided another kind o inspiration withher dishes. Full Circle Farm provided all o the seasonal ingredients and the plank roasted wild Salmon was sourcedrom Geo Lebon and Halmia Fish, who are committed to sustainable fsheries and providing the highest quality wildSalmon. Aterward, Smith said she thought it went well. Tat’s ater the applause fnally ended.

At sunset, this was the moment to savor the beauty o the SnoqualmieValley. Te Valley, and Stewardship Partners’ role in its uture, may be the bell weather o the region’s understanding o smart growthand viable land use. Te Snoqualmie Valley watershed containssome o the healthiest populations o salmon amid 17,000 acreso agriculture. As the Snoqualmie River meanders under bridgesand along arms, it shoulders tributaries or fve species o salmon,

including as many Coho as the coast o Oregon.

Tanks to Stewardship Partners board member Jim Vesely or abeautiul account o our frst Feast. Our second Summer HarvestFeast on the Farm this summer is at Oxbow Farm in Duvall. Teevening will eature ood prepared by celebrity che Matthew Dillonrom Te Corson Building and Sitka and Spruce restaurants, who isalso nominated or the 2011 James Beard award. Guests will enjoy music by Kevin Large rom the band Widower.

Children ran to rows o raspberry bushes,

returning with red-stained ists o ruit while their parents passed platters o salmonand roasted vegetables along linen-cloakedtables as long as bowling alleys. Fruits andvegetables at the table came rom Full CircleFarm, an organic and Salmon-Sae certifedarm in Carnation. Te Salmon-Sae winerom Novelty Hill, Hedges Estates, Butyand beer rom Deschutes brewery completedthe meal, a genuine Feast on the Farm ormembers o the Stewardship Partners amilyand supporters. Tis frst-o-its-kind event

was on a July evening as beautiul as thebounty o the arm itsel. For 100 peoplegathering in the Snoqualmie Valley at thevery edge o the urban-rural boundary, themoment was something like a symphony.

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Stewardship Partners has also expanded the Salmon-Saeprogram to residential developments that incorporatelow impact development practices and gol courses (seearticle regarding acoma Meadow Park ) that incorporatebest practices or pest management, water consumptionand water quality. In partnership with Built Green oKing and Snohomish County, we have developed a jointSalmon-Sae certifcation program or uture Five StarCommunities. Salmon-Sae team members David Burger Josh Cerra and Ellen Southard worked closely with the

organization to contribute to their new certiicationpoint system emphasizing site development and waterstrategies.

As part o our ongoing eorts to promote this programour Salmon Sae Outreach Manager, Ellen Southard, hasbeen on the road providing talks and workshops to a widevariety o audiences. Tese events have included CascadiaGreen Building Council’s Living Futures Conerence inVancouver, B.C.; Washington Association O Landscape Architect’s Sustainable Site Initiative Summit; SkagiConservation District Workshops and King County

Sustainable Cities raining in June. We were also eaturedin a segment or New Day Northwest with PCC Marketsin February.

Stewardship Partners is proud to be playing a criticarole in expanding Salmon-Sae certifcation and helpingprotect salmon habitat and other precious Northwestecosystems.

More than a decade ater initially certiying arms in

Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Salmon-Sae has become oneo the nation’s leading regional eco-label programs, withmore than 60,000 acres o arm and urban lands certifedthroughout Oregon, Washington, Caliornia and mostrecently, British Columbia.

Several high profle Seattle-area institutions were honoredby Salmon-Sae, Stewardship Partners and its Seattle-basedoutreach partner Te Network or Business Innovation andSustainability (NBIS), or their commitment to protecting wildlie habitats and improving water quality in the PugetSound region. Te latest prestigious organizations to

receive Salmon-Sae certifcation include the University o Washington’s Seattle Campus; REI’s headquarters,distribution center and downtown agship store; theSeattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park; and PCCNatural Market’s Edmonds store. In addition, urnerConstruction has been recognized as the frst Salmon-Saeaccredited construction management company.

“Salmon-Sae certifcation is a rigorous but voluntary approach that is essential to the recovery o Puget Soundsalmon,” said Washington Governor Christine Gregoire.“I applaud each o these dedicated urban leaders or

going above and beyond local and state regulations, andI hope their example will motivate other businesses andinstitutions to adopt Salmon-Sae standards.”

Understanding that rapid growth in the urban landscapeis the biggest single actor aecting the Puget Soundecosystem, Stewardship Partners has joined with NBIS andSalmon-Sae in 2007 to launch the Puget Sound urbaninitiative. Salmon-Sae standards or urban properties helplandowners develop comprehensive management plansand innovations that capture and treat stormwater onsite, reduce water consumption, and eliminate harmul

ertilizers and pesticides.

o qualiy or Salmon-Sae certifcation, each organization went above and beyond local and state regulations toadopt signifcant measures to restore in-stream habitat,conserve water, protect streamside and wetland habitats,reduce erosion and sedimentation, and reduce the use o chemical pesticides.

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What’s New atStewardship Partners

Alex is our current Program Assistant, providing support and assistanceor the Salmon-Sae, Snoqualmie Stewardship, and 12,000 Rain Gardensprograms. He is excited to use his knowledge o resource managementand sustainable development rom his studies, abroad, and on a arm toinorm, inspire, and excite citizens throughout the Puget Sound. Alex isa native to the Queen Anne neighborhood o Seattle, and delighted toreturn to the beautiul northwest. He graduated in 2010 with a degreein Environmental Science and an emphasis on sustainable developmentrom Emory University in Atlanta. In his spare time he enjoys dancing,gardening, Ultimate Frisbee, and other outdoor activities. Here he is

pictured with Sal the Salmon, our 9 oot salmon puppet riding the bus.

Find Us On-line!

Welcome Alex Ko, Our new AmeriCorps member!

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Ideal Network!

Te Ideal network connects people with nonprofts and locamerchants in a “mindul” marketplace that balances proftability with philanthropy. Like other daily deal sites, the Ideal Networkoers generous discounts rom your avorite local merchants everyday. Te dierence: get a great deal here, and 25% o your purchasegoes to a great cause you care about, Stewardship Partners

Signing up is a way to make everyday purchases into tangible benefts or our communities. Our current Ideal campaignis helping us move towards our goal o building 12,000 Rain Gardens in Puget Sound by 2016! Please join the eortsand sign up or the Ideal Network today at www.idealnetwork.com.

Stewardship Partners Video

Tis new Stewardship Partners video by flmmakerDonovan Greene beautiully captures theSalmon-Sae program. Te video eatures leadingSalmon-Sae operations rom Washington andOregon: Oxbow Farm, Novelty Hill-Januik Winery

Oregon hop grower Goschie Farms, and DeschutesBrewery, brewer o Green Lakes Organic Ale, thefrst beer sourced rom Salmon-Sae hops. Viewthe video on our websites or our Youube channel



Message from the Chair



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Photo © Barrie Kovish

Board of DirectorChairChris BayleyFormer King CountyProsecuting Attorney Vice ChairDana RasmussenFormer Regional AdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agen

TreasurerAlice ShorettChair, Triangle Associates, Inc.

SecretaryRick White

Former US Representative,Washington 1st District

Kenan Block Kenan Block Media &Communications

Bill BryantChairman, Bryant Christie, Inc.

Eugene CarlsonDow Jones & Co. (ret)

Will HartmannCOO Home Savvi

Grant JonesFounding Principal

Jones & Jones Architects, Ltd.

J. Bowman NeelyAttorneyHendricks & Lewis

James F. VeselyThe Seattle Times (ret)

Staff

David Burger Executive Director

Ellen SouthardOutreach Coordinator

Stacey GianasProgram Manager

Kristin KofmehlProgram Coordinator

Alex KoProgram Assistant

On Wednesday June 8th I had the great pleasure o yingsome o our Nisqually riends and Stewardship Partnersunders over the Nisqually Watershed rom its mouthat the Nisqually Wildlie Reuge up to our landing at Alder Lake in the shadow o Mount Rainier. On our way up the 30 miles o river we looked down on newly opened estuary lands, the amazing broad prairie insideFort Lewis which is the largest in the Northwest andon which we could see swaths o purple camas, andfnally the restored meanders o Ohop Creek. AboardDeHavilland Beaver N2502 were Shyla Miller (Boeing),Christina Arnold (Te Russell Family Foundation)

and our Nisqually partners David routt and Jeanette Dorner o the Nisqually ribeand Justin Hall o the Nisqually River Foundation. Ater docking at the Alder LakePark we were joined by Nisqually Land rust ED Joe Kane or a land tour. Jeanetteshowed us completed Ohop Creek meanders and sections remaining to be done, thento Eatonville to see something new to me, “engineered” log jams on the Mashel Riveras it ows through town.

Mayor Ray Harper o Eatonville proudly explained the importance o these logs inrestoring salmon habitat until the day when newly planted streamside trees are oldenough to die and topple over into the river and create the same thing in a natural way. With the help o David Hymel and Marilyn Jacobs his Honor then led us past avariety o rain gardens including the town library and a local high school. He hosted

the group or lunch in a brand new square wooden building where tourists will seea diorama o Mt. Rainier and environmental projects around the town. Te mayorproudly proclaims Eatonville the “rain garden capital” and he’s right in installedcapacity compared to population. Our 12,000 Rain Garden Campaign will succeedi a hundred other communities can do hal as much as Eatonville in the next fveyears.

We were very lucky on weather, taking o into a sti breeze over Renton Airport andthreading through clouds and restricted airspace with the help o controllers about1,000 eet below the ceiling. Our ight down the sound and up the river took an hour,and coming back we ew direct in less than ½ hour and landed in Lake Washington just beore visibility went down and serious rain began. It was great un to see andshow others the demonstrable results o what we and our partners are doing!

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In Memoriam Rick Buse, Rain Garden Champion

Stewardship Partners would like to recognize Meadow Park

Gol Course or their eorts to protect water quality and wildlie habitat. As the frst gol course to receive SalmonSae certifcation, Meadow Park serves as a model or the resto the gol community by irrigating eciently, using naturalalternatives to chemicals, promoting biodiversity, controllingerosion, and managing stormwater. Next time you hit thelinks, swing or salmon at Meadow Park Gol Course.

Le: a lush riparian buffer protects Leach Creek as it meanders through

the course. Top right: An interdisciplinary team of experts parcipated

in the Salmon-Safe site assessment.

Tacoma’s Meadow Park GolfCourse is Salmon-Safe!

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