Current Habitat Restoration Projects

Segelsen Stillaguamish Riparian Restoration

Located on the North Fork Stillaguamish River near Darrington, this project is 9.52 acres of invasive blackberry removal and installation of 5,600 native trees and shrubs. We have previously completed restoration of a connected property, creating a continuous riparian habitat.

Thank you to WA Dept of Ecology for funding this project, and to the Stillaguamish Tribe for their partnership.

South Fork Skykomish Revegetation

This project in the Index area is 21.57 acres of riparian habitat that has been treated for invasive weeds by King County Noxious Weeds. We are planting 1300 native trees and shrubs to help restore it to its natural state.

Thank you to Salmon Recovery Funding Board for funding this project, and King County Noxious Weeds Control Program for performing the invasive control.

North Fork Stillaguamish Riparian Restoration & Maintenance

This project is focused on maintaining and monitoring 20 acres of previously restored sites along the North Fork Stillaguamish between Arlington and Darrington.

Thank you to WA Recreation and Conservation Office for funding this project.

Carnation Marsh Riparian Restoration

This project involves revegetating 5.1 acres of forest along the Snoqualmie River near Carnation with native trees and shrubs. We recently completed a project in an area conjoined with this, creating a larger continuous restored riverbank.

Thank you to Cooperative Watershed Management for funding this project, and King County Noxious Weeds Control Program for performing the invasive control.

McKittrick Snoqualmie Riparian Restoration

We are planting 3,000 native trees and shrubs in 4.28 acres of riverbank on the Snoqualmie River near Carnation, in order to suppress invasive knotweed growth and stabilize the bank.

Thank you to Cooperative Watershed Management for funding this project, to the Snoqualmie Tribe for their partnership, and King County Noxious Weeds Control Program for performing the invasive control.

Snoqualmie Riparian Restoration & Maintenance

This maintenance project is focused on controlling any returning invasives at two of our previous restoration sites located on the Snoqualmie River near Carnation. We are overseeing 13.35 acres of land, removing the returning knotweed and blackberry, and installing new plants where needed.

Thank you to Cooperative Watershed Management for funding this project.

Chinook Bend Riparian Restoration

Chinook Bend Natural Area is a public park owned and operated by King County, where about 20% of the Chinook salmon in the Snoqualmie River Watershed spawn. We are performing 8 acres of invasive weed removal and installing 1000 willow livestakes to stabilize the bank.

Thank you to Cooperative Watershed Management for funding this project, and to King County DNRP for their partnership.

If you’re interested in learning more about these projects, check out our newsletter! Every quarter we highlight a different project and dive into the details of what the crew is doing there.