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Nisqually Delta, Nisqually Delta, South Puget SoundSouth Puget Sound
&&Skokomish WatershedSkokomish Watershed
Flying for Fish Habitat ToursFlying for Fish Habitat Tours20092009
The Flying for Fish Habitat flight The Flying for Fish Habitat flight programprogram
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission with support from Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission with support from LightHawk has been providing educational aerial tours throughout LightHawk has been providing educational aerial tours throughout Puget Sound for over a decade to help officials and community Puget Sound for over a decade to help officials and community leaders better understand and protect watershed habitat. In 2009 leaders better understand and protect watershed habitat. In 2009 PSMFC provided flights for the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership PSMFC provided flights for the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council, Ecosystem Coordination Board, and Science Panel over the Council, Ecosystem Coordination Board, and Science Panel over the Nisqually Estuary, south Puget Sound and the Skokomish River Nisqually Estuary, south Puget Sound and the Skokomish River watershed. The Nisqually Tribe and Hood Canal Coordinating Council watershed. The Nisqually Tribe and Hood Canal Coordinating Council provide experts guides for their respective areas.provide experts guides for their respective areas.
Pam Goddard
►Puget Sound Partnership was created Puget Sound Partnership was created by Washington State Governor, by Washington State Governor, Christine Gregoire in 2007Christine Gregoire in 2007
►The Partnership is mandated to The Partnership is mandated to coordinate the clean up of Puget Sound coordinate the clean up of Puget Sound and Hood Canal by 2020and Hood Canal by 2020
► It is a organized into 3 working groups:It is a organized into 3 working groups: Leadership CouncilLeadership Council Ecosystem Coordination BoardEcosystem Coordination Board Science PanelScience Panel
Puget Sound PartnershipPuget Sound Partnership
Welcome to the Welcome to the Nisqually Estuary and Skokomish RiverNisqually Estuary and Skokomish River
Watershed TourWatershed Tour► ..
The Nisqually River enters the south end of Puget Sound just northeast of Olympia. With its head waters on Mt. Rainier the Nisqually is one of the South Sounds largest sources of fresh water. The Nisqually Estuary Restoration Project is the largest estuary restoration project in Puget Sound.
The Skokomish River is at the Southern end of Hood Canal. With its headwaters in the Olympic Mountains it is the largest source of fresh water for the Hood Canal. Restoration of the Skokomish Estuary began several years ago with the removal of 3,000 feet of dikes. Other restoration efforts in the watershed include increased flow from Cushman dam, engineered log jams, and removal of the remaining dikes on the estuary.
Flight Path Flight Path
Flight PathFlight Path
Points of InterestPoints of Interest
►1. Nisqually Delta1. Nisqually Delta►2. Totten Inlet2. Totten Inlet►3. Shelton3. Shelton►4. Skokomish River Estuary & Delta4. Skokomish River Estuary & Delta►5. N & S Forks Skokomish River 5. N & S Forks Skokomish River
ConfluenceConfluence►6. Lake Cushman6. Lake Cushman►7. Belfair-Union River7. Belfair-Union River
Nisqually National Wildlife Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Estuary Refuge Estuary
RestorationRestoration
Beginning of Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge outer dike removal June 2009.
Pam Goddard
Jamie Glasgow
Nisqually National Wildlife Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Estuary RestorationRefuge Estuary Restoration
Low tide on the delta illustrates the restriction of tidal flow due to the dike.
Nisqually Tribe Estuary Nisqually Tribe Estuary RestorationRestoration
Low TideLow Tide
Pam Goddard
The Nisqually Tribe has restored 140 acres of estuary habitat
on the east side of the Nisqually River.
Nisqually Estuary Nisqually Estuary
Pam Goddard
Remnant transitional forest can be seen on the Nisqually Refuge side of the river.
Squaxin Passage & Squaxin Squaxin Passage & Squaxin IslandIsland
Jamie Glasgow
Skookum InletSkookum Inlet
Jamie Glasgow
Totten Inlet, Skookum Inlet, and Oyster Bay provide important habitat for Puget Sound’s shellfish industry.
Oyster BayOyster Bay
Shellfish Farming in Oyster Bay
Jamie Glasgow
Skokomish River Estuary & DeltaSkokomish River Estuary & Delta
Pam Goddard
Restoration of the Skokomish estuary began in 2007 and will continue in 2009 and 2010.
North & South Skokomish River North & South Skokomish River ConfluenceConfluence
Pam Goddard
The Skokomish River is the most flood prone river in Washington State.
Lake Cushman Lake Cushman
Pam Goddard
Construction of the Lake Cushman and Lake Kokanee dams eliminated water flow to the North Fork of the Skokomish River.
Hood Canal Marine ShorelineHood Canal Marine Shoreline
Hood Canal shorelines include large estuaries, moderate sloped beaches and abundant eelgrass beds important for support of juvenile salmonids.
Pam Goddard
Belfair Union RiverBelfair Union River
Pam Goddard
The Bremerton Water Utility owns 8,186 acres of land in Kitsap County that are managed to protect and enhance the water quality resource for public water supply. Sustainable levels of timber harvesting on these lands provides revenues.
► PSMFC’s Fish Habitat Education Program offers PSMFC’s Fish Habitat Education Program offers educational aerial and ground watershed tours. educational aerial and ground watershed tours.
► For ten years, this project has provided For ten years, this project has provided hundreds of participants with a vivid hundreds of participants with a vivid experience of local watersheds as well as a experience of local watersheds as well as a means to connect with people, resources, and means to connect with people, resources, and information.information.
► It strives to translate awareness into action on It strives to translate awareness into action on behalf of fish habitat. behalf of fish habitat.
Partnering with Flying For Fish Habitat Partnering with Flying For Fish Habitat ProgramProgram
► Contact Pam Goddard if you would like to Contact Pam Goddard if you would like to partner with Flying for Fish Habitat.partner with Flying for Fish Habitat.
5415 NE 545415 NE 54thth Street StreetSeattle, WA 98105Seattle, WA 98105206.786.8245206.786.8245p.goddard@[email protected]
Virtual flight tour on web at Virtual flight tour on web at http://www.psmfc.org/habitat/virtual/ http://www.psmfc.org/habitat/virtual/
►LightHawk provides aerial support for all LightHawk provides aerial support for all Flying for Fish Habitat tours.Flying for Fish Habitat tours.
►Champions environmental protection Champions environmental protection through the unique perspective of flight.through the unique perspective of flight.
►The view from above speaks for itself, The view from above speaks for itself, providing breathtaking clarity of providing breathtaking clarity of understanding. understanding.
SourcesSources► Puget Sound PartnershipPuget Sound Partnership
((http://www.psp.wa.gov/http://www.psp.wa.gov/))
► Hood Canal Coordinating Council web page (Hood Canal Coordinating Council web page (http://www.hccc.wa.govhttp://www.hccc.wa.gov))
► Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/Nisqually/http://www.fws.gov/Nisqually/))
► Nisqually Delta Restoration (Nisqually Delta Restoration (http://www.fws.gov/Nisqually/http://www.fws.gov/Nisqually/))
► Nisqually Indian Tribe Nisqually Indian Tribe ((http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/naturalresources.html)http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/naturalresources.html)
► Shared Strategy for Puget Sound – (Shared Strategy for Puget Sound – (http://www.sharedsalmonstrategy.orghttp://www.sharedsalmonstrategy.org))
► LightHawk (LightHawk (http://www.lighthawk.orghttp://www.lighthawk.org))
► PSMFC (PSMFC (http://http://www.psmfc.orgwww.psmfc.org/habitat//habitat/))
Please Share Your Please Share Your ExperiencesExperiences
► This aerial watershed tour has been a This aerial watershed tour has been a collaborative effort between our groups. collaborative effort between our groups. Only a few individuals can actually fly.Only a few individuals can actually fly.
► We hope you will join us in sharing your We hope you will join us in sharing your experiences with others. This PowerPoint experiences with others. This PowerPoint show is available at show is available at www.psmfc.org/habitat/virtualwww.psmfc.org/habitat/virtual..
► Working together we can prioritize tasks and Working together we can prioritize tasks and accomplish good things for our fish, our accomplish good things for our fish, our communities, and our economies.communities, and our economies.
