Whidbey Basin Pocket Estuary Census
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Skagit River Sys Cooperative; Whidbey Basin Pocket Estuary Census (#15-1485)
Attachment #233069, Race Lagoon pocket estuary
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Our project will census nearshore pocket estuary habitat within the Whidbey Basin using remote sensed imagery from a contemporary time period and GIS methods. Indicators measured include: 1) count of pocket estuaries accessible to juvenile salmon, 2) the extent of habitat by types, and 3) their landscape position (i.e., connectivity). The contemporary time period will depend on the imagery available but will likely be 2013 or 2014. This project will complement work being done by the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) sponsored Skagit Monitoring Pilot Project (PSP Interagency Agreement #2015-64). Monitoring methods from this project are identical to the methods of the Skagit Pilot and follow the RITT Common Framework. The Skagit Pilot is being used to help develop regional guidance for monitoring of Common Indicators for Puget Sound Lead Entities. Pocket estuary metrics are included in the list of the Puget Sound Common Indicators. In the Skagit Pilot, we are measuring Whidbey Basin pocket estuary habitat for a time period representing habitat conditions around the time the Puget Sound Chinook Recovery Plan was adopted (~2005). With monitoring results from both time periods, the Whidbey Basin Lead Entities (including Island County) will have a trend result for Whidbey Basin pocket estuary habitat for the first decade of Puget Sound Chinook Recovery Plan implementation.
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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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Whidbey 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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48.26916641
-122.59263447
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Amounts may not be complete
| | Category / Work Type / Metric | Final |
Restoration Metrics (rolled up from Worksite level) |
Monitoring |
| Habitat condition monitoring (E.1.c.11) |
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# acres (to nearest 0.1 acre) of watershed monitored for Habitat condition monitoring (E.1.c.11.c)
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2180.7
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| Milestone Name | Target Date | Description |
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Project Start
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12/09/2015
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Progress Report Due
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06/30/2016
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This interim report is expected to provide the SRFB Monitoring Panel an update as well as PRISM requirement
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Annual Project Billing Due
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06/30/2016
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Special Conditions Met
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09/15/2016
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Agreement End Date
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12/31/2017
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Final Billing Due
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01/15/2018
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Final Report Due
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01/31/2018
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vendor reminded of final report due date on 1/16/18 billing review
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