The WSU Island County Beach Watchers are working collaboratively with the Island County Marine Resources Committee and Washington State Parks. Collecting data about juvenile salmonid use of the nearshore at Cornet Bay is a part of the characterization process of … Continued
The Fisher Slough Restoration Project, located in the south fork Skagit River tidal delta near the town of Conway, is intended to help recover the six populations of wild Chinook salmon present within the Skagit River and its natal estuary. … Continued
This study is needed to better understand the causes of decline for two ESA listed salmonid species that have at least a portion of their juvenile population exhibiting a stream type life history: Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (O. mykiss). … Continued
The Suiattle River is located within the Skagit River watershed and enters the right bank of the Sauk River, the largest tributary to the Skagit River, just downstream from the Town of Darrington, WA. The Suiattle River watershed drains approximately … Continued
The purpose of this Feasibility Assessment is to determine if landscape and land use conditions at Possession Park could support the restoration of a small historic pocket estuary to saltwater and tidal influence while concurrently maintaining the existing land use. … Continued
The purpose of this Feasibility Assessment is to determine if landscape and land use conditions at Camano Island State Park could support the restoration of a small historic pocket estuary to saltwater and tidal influence while concurrently maintaining the existing … Continued
Juvenile Chinook salmon travel through and utilize nearshore habitats as part of their life cycle. An understanding of how Skagit Chinook salmon utilize nearshore habitats, and how landscape processes and land uses determine and impact nearshore habitats, is necessary for … Continued
Channel meander dynamics in fl uvial systems and many tidal systems result from erosion of concave banks coupled with sediment deposition on convex bars. However, geographic information system (GIS) analysis of historical aerial photographs of the Skagit Delta marshes provides … Continued