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
A number of restoration techniques exist to counter widespread estuary habitat and connectivity loss across the Pacific Northwest, ranging from dike breaching and removal to installation of “fish-friendly” or self-regulating tide gates (SRTs). However, the physical and biological effects of … Continued
One of the goals of the Northwest Straits Commission is to facilitate citizen science by training local citizens on how to collect scientific data and monitor the status of our marine resources and habitats. A second goal of the Commission … Continued
Fish presence probabilities for the San Juan Islands’ shorelines were calculated for seven juvenile fish species or species groupings from results of 1,350 beach seine sets made at 80 different sites throughout the San Juan Islands in 2008 and 2009. … Continued
Culverts on forest roads can impact movement of fish and sediment. They can block upstream access and limit the migration of anadromous and resident fish if they are not designed and installed to provide fish passage. This is often due … Continued
Restoration and protection of Dugualla Heights lagoon was identified as a priority in the Skagit Chinook Recovery Plan (page 216 in SRSC & WDFW 2005) because of its importance to early rearing of wild fry migrant Chinook salmon originating from … Continued
The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Fisher Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project (Fisher Slough Project) is being monitored to document changes between existing and restored freshwater tidal habitats following reintroduction of tidal hydrology and reconnection of stream floodplains on the site to … Continued
This report describes floodgate monitoring efforts for the Fisher Slough floodgate, located in the South Fork Skagit River tidal delta. Monitoring results relate to measurements of floodgate door openness, water depth, water velocity, water surface elevation, and floodgate operation for … Continued
Beaver (Castor spp.) are considered a riverine or lacustrine animal, but surveys of tidal channels in the Skagit Delta (Washington, USA) found beaver dams and lodges in the tidal shrub zone at densities equal or greater than in non-tidal rivers. Dams … Continued