Habitat

Substantial Work Underway

The Hood Canal Coordinating Council focuses on building habitat where fish need to be reintroduced to provide long-term resiliency and address climate change impacts. Some of the projects underway include the following:

• Evaluation of whether the west Kitsap Peninsula on the east side of Hood Canal and the Dungeness River watershed in the Strait will support reintroduced fish and spawning.
• Restoration of lower Snow Creek and Salmon Creek to address the U.S. Route 101 crossing, which restricts natural processes and the flow of freshwater and sediment.
• Restoration of the lower mile and Moon Valley Reach of the Big Quilcene River to reconnect the river to its floodplain.
• Placement of logjams in the Skokomish River to improve spawning and rearing habitat and floodplain function and stabilize the riverbanks.
• Restoration of the Duckabush River estuary including replacing U.S. Route 101 bridges with larger spans to allow increased tidal flow and improve habitat.

For more information about habitat project actions, visit the Recreation and Conservation Office’s Salmon Recovery Portal and Project Search public databases.