Curley Creek Acquisition Feasibility
Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) will conduct an assessment project to prioritize conservation actions and determine feasibility of protecting some of Curley Creek’s most important lower reach salmon habitat from an immediate threat of conversion to residential development. Curley Creek is located in South Kitsap County, flowing north to Yukon Harbor near Blake Island in Central Puget Sound. This stream is one of the largest and most productive salmonid streams in the West Sound Watersheds Lead Entity. Primary species are steelhead, coho, and cutthroat trout. GPC will work with Kitsap County, the Suquamish Tribe and landowners to identify the best strategy to permanently protect this reach through a) assessment and inventory of the resource (undeveloped parcels), b) outreach and engagement with landowners, c) due diligence to clarify encumbrances / easements and d) fair market valuation through appraisals.
The project will focus efforts on the lower ~2 mile stretch of Curley Creek, from Sedgwick Road to the estuary. The primary objective of this feasibility effort is to determine which parcels should be targeted for protection of riparian habitat including mainstem and tributary fish-bearing streams, associated riparian forests and wetlands.
The feasibility scope will encompass an assessment of conservation opportunities from S.E. Sedgwick Road to the Curley Creek estuary, where 17 acres were acquired by Great Peninsula Conservancy in 2002.
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General Area:
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Curley Creek, Kitsap
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County:
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Kitsap
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Legislative District:
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26
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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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Clovos Passage/Carr Inlet
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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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Sections:
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33
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Township:
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T24NR02E
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Coordinates:
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47.51949042
-122.54801928
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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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215.0
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Miles of Stream and/or Shoreline Affected (B.0.b.2)
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2.05
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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12/04/2014
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Data Gathering Started
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02/16/2015
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Review meetings w/ project team follow-up preliminary inventory mapping, coordinate with Kitsap Co GIS specialist.
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2015
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Data Gathering Started
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08/03/2015
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Coord w/ Suquamish habitat bio w/i lower reach of Curley Creek
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Annual Project Billing Due
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08/31/2015
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Data Gathering Started
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09/30/2015
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Landowner outreach to review conservation options for priority properties.
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Progress Report Due
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12/30/2015
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Draft Plan to RCO
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02/29/2016
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Assessment with Landowner outreach summary.
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Special Conditions Met
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02/29/2016
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Present draft assessment and priorities to TAG for comment
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Data Gathering Started
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04/29/2016
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Appraisal & Review ordered for priority parcel.
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2016
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Annual Project Billing Due
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10/31/2016
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Progress Report Due
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12/30/2016
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Data Gathering Started
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06/01/2017
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Smolt Count completed by Suquamish Tribe. Info to be included with final report.
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Data Gathering Started
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06/01/2017
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Landowner correspondence taking longer.
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Cultural Resources Complete
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06/30/2017
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If Ground Disturbing Activities required.
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Final Plan to RCO
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06/30/2017
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Protection Assessment as described in special conditions.
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Final Report Due
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06/30/2017
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Agreement End Date
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06/30/2017
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10/5/16 sponsor requested 6 month time extension; in narrative
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Final Billing Due
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07/31/2017
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