Carpenter Creek/Appletree Creek Restore
This project is located in Carpenter Creek estuary, which flows into Appletree Cove and drains into Puget Sound near Kingston, WA. This site is a large high quality estuary located in a critical position for migrating salmon from river basins throughout Puget Sound, including ESA listed Puget Sound Chinook. High rates of juvenile chinook and coho have been consistently encountered in commercial purse seine fisheries at Apple Cove Point near the restoration site. Other salmonids inhabiting Carpenter Creek include chum, coho, and cutthroat trout.
An undersized culvert at S. Kingston Rd. prevents adequate flow between the salt marsh and estuary and is a partial fish barrier. Significant portions of the marsh are filling in with sediment and freshwater wetland species are encroaching into the upper salt marsh. The 6' wide box culvert has also created large, deep scour holes at both ends of the culvert, trapping juvenile salmonids at low tide, where they become easy prey. The proposed project will design a bridge to replace the S. Kingston Rd. culvert. The project would reestablish natural tidal flow to approximately 26.2 acres of estuary/saltmarsh habitat. As the last significant functioning estuary before leaving Puget Sound, Carpenter Creek Estuary plays an important role in the life history of resident and migrating salmonids.
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General Area:
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Carpenter Creek estuary, which flows into Appletree Cove and drains into Puget Sound near Kingston, WA.
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Waterbody:
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Puget Sound/Pacific Ocean
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County:
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Kitsap
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Legislative District:
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23
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Congressional District 2022:
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06
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Puget Sound
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Liberty-Miller-Appletree
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HUC8:
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Puget Sound (17110019)
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WRIA:
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Kitsap
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Coordinates:
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47.79477320
-122.50751261
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Amounts may not be complete
| Worksite Name | | Property Name | Landowner Type |
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Carpenter Cr Estuary Restoration (#1)
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Property 1 - Property - Worksite #1
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Local Government
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Amounts may not be complete
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Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level) |
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Area Encompassed (acres) (B.0.b.1)
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30.0
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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05/02/2003
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Applied for Permits
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07/15/2003
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Monitor/Steward Plan Submitted
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11/15/2003
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2008
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Draft Rpt Reviewed by Mgmt Agy
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07/01/2009
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Agreement End Date
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07/31/2009
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Monitoring until Feb. 2011.
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2009
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Final Docs/Billing to Mgmt Agy
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09/30/2009
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