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Chinook salmon are well known for utilizing natal river tidal deltas, non-natal pocket estuaries (nearshore lagoons and marshes), and other estuarine habitats for rearing during outmigration (Reimers 1973, Healey 1980, Beamer et al. 2003). Several studies have linked population responses … Continued

In 2006 a new distributary channel began to form within the North Fork region of the Skagit tidal delta. This created a new fish migration pathway within and through the delta, potentially changing the distribution of juvenile Chinook rearing in … Continued

This report, and associated GIS data, is fulfillment of Task 3 of the agreement between the SRSC Research Program and the NOAA/WRCO SRFB Skagit Hydrodynamic Model (SHDM) Project (P104051-A102542-n/a). Task 3 is “calculate changes in delta connectivity as a result … Continued

Puget Sound Chinook salmon were listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1999. In response, local watersheds throughout Puget Sound created recovery plan chapters which were submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2005. The … Continued

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Fisher Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project (Fisher Slough Project) has been monitored to document conditions in the original and restored freshwater tidal habitats following reintroduction of tidal hydrology and reconnection of stream floodplains on the site … 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 surface elevation, and floodgate operation for Water Year … Continued

Crescent Harbor Salt Marsh and shoreline are part of the Puget Sound nearshore located within the Whidbey Basin (Figure 1). Crescent Harbor Salt Marsh is part of a group of nearshore habitats referred to as pocket estuaries. Pocket estuaries are … Continued

We made predictions of 1) channel habitat formed, 2) landscape connectivity, and 3) juvenile Chinook benefit (carrying capacity) for 18 of 23 candidate restoration projects within the Skagit tidal delta as part of the Skagit Hydrodynamic Model (SHDM) Project. Midpoint … Continued