Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program...27 Kitsap County Harper Estuary Bridge 26 Kitsap $1,969,844 $13,647,439 28 Department of Ecology Regional Feeder Bluff Protection and Restoration

Program contact:

Jay KrienitzESRP Program [email protected]

Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program2017-19 RCO BUDGET REQUEST

JANUARY 2017

Restoring and Protecting Puget Sound

Contacts • Wendy Brown, RCO Policy Director • (360) 902-3021 • [email protected] | Raquel Crosier, WDFW Legislative Liaison • (360) 902-2226 • [email protected]

Governor’s Budget

$ 10 MillionRestore: 386 acres of estuary habitat

6 acres of shoreline habitat

Remove: 1.05 miles of shoreline armor

Protect: 72 acres of estuary habitat 242 acres of shoreline habitat

ESRP Program Accomplishments

Funding awarded $43.2 million Federal funding $7.8 millionMatch funding $14.2 million

Estuary acres restored: 2,610Shoreline miles restored: 6.7

Estuary acres protected: 803

2017 Prioritized Project List

$ 28.8 MillionRestore: 493 acres of estuary habitat

85 acres of shoreline habitat

Remove: 1.65 miles of shoreline armor

Protect: 79 acres of estuary habitat544 acres of shoreline habitat

The Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) provides funding

and technical assistance to organizations working to restore shoreline and nearshore habitat critical to salmon and other species in Puget Sound.

ESRP’s funding process begins with locally identified projects, which are then prioritized by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In partnership, the state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) requests funding. Following appropriation of funding from the Legislature and Governor, WDFW and RCO coordinate the administration of the program.

The 2017 Prioritized Project List seeks to:

Contribute to Action Agenda for Puget Sound Targets

• Restore and protect 1,201 acres of nearshore and estuary habitat, significantly contributing to the Action Agenda target of 7,380 acres by 2020 set by the Puget Sound Partnership.

• Remove 1.65 miles of shoreline armoring, and protect 1.04 miles of

shoreline habitat, helping to reverse the trend of more armoring installed than removed each year.

Re-build Public Infrastructure• Restore shoreline habitat by building

better roads, bridges, flood protection, and public infrastructure.

• Build resiliency to sea level rise and flood events by improving natural infrastructure, which serve as buffers for coastal communities.

Invest in Puget Sound Economy • Support community-driven project

development by funding at least 17 exemplary habitat restoration and protection projects.

• Create local jobs and economic impact. Every $1 million invested in restoration and protection programs results in an average of 17 jobs and more than $3 million in economic activity.

• Leverage federal funds to complete up to 30 additional ranked projects and alternates.

2017 Prioritized Project List * Rank Project Sponsor Project Name Legislative District County ESRP Budget Recommendation Running Total

1 WA Fish & Wildlife Leque Island Restoration 10 Snohomish $2,000,000 $2,000,000

2 University of Washington Snohomish Beach Nourishment 38 Snohomish $87,970 $2,296,767

3 Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Zis a ba Estuary Restoration 10 Snohomish $105,504 $2,412,821

4 WA Fish & Wildlife Milltown Island 10 Skagit $369,440 $2,819,205

5King County - Water & Land

ResourcesMaury Island Aquatic Reserve Armoring Removal II 34 King $1,645,600 $4,629,365

6 WA Fish & WildlifePuget Sound Marine Fish Access Restoration

Feasibility23 Kitsap $250,000 $4,904,365

7 South Puget Sound SEG South Puget Sound Bulkhead Removal Pre-Design 23 Thurston $66,000 $4,976,965

8 Coastal Watershed Institute Beach Lake Acquisition and Restoration 24 Clallam $668,652 $5,712,483

9 Great Peninsula Conservancy Filucy Bay Estuary and Shoreline Protection III 26 Pierce $960,000 $6,768,483

10 Confluence EnvironmentalPuget Sound Tidal Embayment Restoration Design

Guidelines26 Pierce $147,708 $6,930,961

11 Forterra Little Skookum Inlet Estuary & Shore Protection 35 Mason $932,338 $7,956,533

12 Skagit Land Trust Fidalgo Bay Restoration 40 Skagit $79,299 $8,043,762

13 Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Teekalet Point Coastal Processes Restoration 23 Kitsap $559,000 $8,658,662

14 Coastal Geologic SevicesRegional Beach Restoration and Protection

Feasibility10 Island $113,420 $8,783,424

15 Northwest Straits Foundation Maylor Point Shoreline Armor Removal 10 Island $264,473 $9,074,344

16Island Co. Dept. Natural

ResourcesOak Harbor Marina Restoration Feasibility 10 Island $74,471 $9,156,263

17 Hood Canal SEG Lower Big Quilcene Restoration Final Design 24 Jefferson $620,700 $9,839,033

18 Hood Canal SEG Tahuya River Estuary Preliminary Design 35 Mason $200,462 $10,059,541**

19 Snohomish Conservation DistrictSnohomish Restoration Feasibility for Sea Level Rise

and Agricultural Production 38 Snohomish $200,917 $10,275,526

20 Northwest Straits Foundation Lummi Quarry Shoreline Restoration - Phase Two 42 Whatcom $169,663 $10,457,914

21 Hood Canal SEG Duckabush Estuary Design Support & Acquisition 24 Jefferson $269,842 $10,747,994

22 Northwest Straits Foundation Seahorse Siesta Barge Removal 10 Island $357,199 $11,131,983

23 Northwest Straits Foundation Sunlight Shores Shoreline Armor Removal 10 Island $98,380 $11,237,742

24 Northwest Straits Foundation Clark’s Point Breakwater Removal 40 Whatcom $132,959 $11,380,673

25 Friends of the San Juans Neck Point Historic Lagoon and Beach Restoration 40 San Juan $92,304 $11,479,900

26 Swinomish Tribe Lone Tree Creek Restoration 10 Skagit $46,472 $11,529,857

27 Kitsap County Harper Estuary Bridge 26 Kitsap $1,969,844 $13,647,439

28 Department of Ecology Regional Feeder Bluff Protection and Restoration 10 Island $225,396 $13,889,740

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29 City of Bellingham Little Squalicum Estuary Restoration 42 Whatcom $1,194,343 $15,173,659

30 Ecostudies InstituteNorth Puget Sound Estuarine Bird Habitat

Restoration Project10 Skagit $181,051 $15,363,762

31 Skagit River System Cooperative Similk Beach Estuary Restoration Design 10 Skagit $169,750 $15,542,000

32 Skagit County Public Works Freestad Lake Restoration 40 Skagit $439,406 $16,003,376

33 South Puget Sound SEG Titlow Estuary Restoration - Final Design 28 Pierce $205,100 $16,218,731

34 Coastal Watershed Institute Dungeness Drift Cell Protection 24 Clallam $1,109,025 $17,383,207

35 Skagit River System CooperativePuget Sound River Delta Vegetation Restoration

Project10 Skagit $141,240 $17,531,509

36 Northwest Straits Foundation West Sound Shoreline Armor Removal 40 San Juan $172,269 $17,712,392

37 Northwest Straits Foundation Similk Bay Shoreline Armor Removal 10 Skagit $76,918 $17,793,156

38 Pierce County Surface Water Clear Creek Floodplain Restoration 25 Pierce $1,200,000 $19,053,156

39 Department of EcologyCentral Puget Sound Feeder Bluff Restoration

Pre-Design34 King $160,000 $19,221,156

40 Confluence EnvironmentalRestoration of Puget Sound Railroad Coastal

Embayments Feasibility21 Snohomish $75,000 $19,299,906

41 United States Geologic SurveySnohomish Delta Sediment Transport and

Deposition38 Snohomish $328,534 $19,644,866

42Northwest Fisheries Science

CenterSnohomish River Delta Restoration Pre-Design 38 Snohomish $168,362 $19,821,646

43 Conservation Project WorkshopPuget Sound River Delta Channel Design

Guidelines10 Skagit $121,050 $19,948,749

44 United States Geologic Survey Nisqually River Delta Restoration Future Phases 22 Thurston $378,935 $20,346,631

45 North Olympic Salmon Coalition Kilisut Harbor 24 Jefferson $4,093,665 $24,849,662

46 Whidbey Camano Land Trust Barnum Point 10 Island $2,125,000 $27,187,162

47 Whidbey Camano Land Trust Pearson Shoreline Protection 10 Island $1,500,000 $28,837,162Alte

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*If federal and state funding becomes available, and as cost savings are achieved, ESRP funds down the 2017 Prioritized Project List.

**Partial funding is awarded to the Tahuya River Estuary Preliminary Design Project with the $10 million funding appropriation.