South Camano Nearshore Protection Planning
The Whidbey Camano Land Trust is proposing a land protection prioritization and assessment of community and landowner willingness to protect the habitat at the southern tip of Camano Island for salmon protection and recovery. The result of the project will be a prioritization and implementation plan outlining which properties to protect based on landowner willingness and the property's contribution to salmon protection and recovery as well as a timeline for pursuing protection of important properties within the area.
The area to be included in the assessment is approximately 2.5 miles of shoreline at the southern tip of Camano Island and the associated uplands. This area provides a number of important functions for salmon which are identified as high priorities in the WRIA 6 Salmon Recovery Plan, including habitat ranked as very high priority for forage fish and high priority for juvenile salmon. The area also includes important riparian functions, migration corridors, and a wetland. Most importantly, the feeder bluffs within the area have been ranked as exceptional for their importance as a nearshore sediment source. These habitats support ESA listed Chinook salmon and other anadromous fish populations. Further, this stretch of shoreline also includes a bigleaf maple-red alder/sword fern - fringecup element occurrence in the State of Washington Natural Heritage Plan.
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General Area:
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Southern tip of Camano Island, Island County
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Waterbody:
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Puget Sound
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County:
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Island
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Legislative District:
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10
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Congressional District 2022:
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02
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Salmon Recovery Regions:
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Puget Sound
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Watershed Administrative Unit:
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Camano Island
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HUC8:
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Puget Sound (17110019)
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WRIA:
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Island
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Coordinates:
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48.05622054
-122.35707523
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| Worksite Name | Scope of Work | Actual Planning Cost |
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South Camano Shoreline (#1)
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Conducting habitat restoration scoping and feasibility studies (B.1.b.8)
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$34,558
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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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336.0
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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03/15/2008
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RFP Complete
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05/15/2008
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Bid Awarded/Consultant Hired
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06/01/2008
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Data Gathering Started
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06/01/2008
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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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01/31/2009
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Proposed Completion Date
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03/31/2009
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Annual Project Billing Due
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07/31/2009
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Final Report Completed
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01/31/2011
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Special Conditions Met
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02/28/2011
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Agreement End Date
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02/28/2011
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Final Docs/Billing to Mgmt Agy
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05/31/2011
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