This presentation outlines the new projects that will be submitted to the Puget Sound Partnership as a part of the Nisqually Lead Entities 4-Year Work Plan. Ashley Von Essen presented the list at the March 2016 NRC Meeting

1. NISQUALLY 4-YEAR WORK PLANNISQUALLY 4-YEAR WORK PLAN
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NEW PROJECT LISTNEW PROJECT LIST
NISQUALLY RIVER COUNCILNISQUALLY RIVER COUNCIL
MARCH 2016MARCH 2016

2. CHANGES TO THE 2016 GRANT ROUNDCHANGES TO THE 2016 GRANT ROUND
• PUGET SOUND ACQUISITION AND RESTORATION AND SALMON RECOVERYPUGET SOUND ACQUISITION AND RESTORATION AND SALMON RECOVERY
FUNDING BOARD $$ WILL NOW BE AWARDED AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THEFUNDING BOARD $$ WILL NOW BE AWARDED AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE
YEARYEAR
• BECAUSE OF THE NEW TIMELINE, TWO SEPARATE PROJECT LISTS WILLBECAUSE OF THE NEW TIMELINE, TWO SEPARATE PROJECT LISTS WILL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE WA RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICEBE SUBMITTED TO THE WA RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE
(EVEN YEARS ONLY)(EVEN YEARS ONLY)
• PSAR PROJECT LISTS (REGULAR ROUND AND LARGE CAPITOL) WILL BEPSAR PROJECT LISTS (REGULAR ROUND AND LARGE CAPITOL) WILL BE
PREPARED A YEAR IN ADVANCE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITYPREPARED A YEAR IN ADVANCE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY

3. CHANGES TO THE 2016 GRANT ROUNDCHANGES TO THE 2016 GRANT ROUND
THE NISQUALLY LE WILL BE SUBMITTING A 4 YEAR WORK PLAN TOTHE NISQUALLY LE WILL BE SUBMITTING A 4 YEAR WORK PLAN TO
THE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIPTHE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP
• NEW TEMPLATE DEVELOPED BY PSP AND LEAD ENTITIESNEW TEMPLATE DEVELOPED BY PSP AND LEAD ENTITIES
• CONTAINS SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT WILL ALLOW PSP TO ROLL UP DATA ABOUTCONTAINS SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT WILL ALLOW PSP TO ROLL UP DATA ABOUT
PROJECTS, FUNDING, ETC.PROJECTS, FUNDING, ETC.
• IDENTIFIES CURRENT AND PROJECTED FUNDING GAPSIDENTIFIES CURRENT AND PROJECTED FUNDING GAPS
• DUE EVERY OTHER YEAR (EVEN YEARS)DUE EVERY OTHER YEAR (EVEN YEARS)
ALL VIABLE PROJECTS FROM THE 3 YEAR WORK PLAN WEREALL VIABLE PROJECTS FROM THE 3 YEAR WORK PLAN WERE
MOVED INTO THE NEW FORMAT, WITH A FEW NEW PROJECTSMOVED INTO THE NEW FORMAT, WITH A FEW NEW PROJECTS
BEING ADDEDBEING ADDED

4. POTENTIAL FUNDING AVAILABLEPOTENTIAL FUNDING AVAILABLE
2016 SALMON RECOVERY FUNDING BOARD (SRFB)2016 SALMON RECOVERY FUNDING BOARD (SRFB) $300,000$300,000
(APPROX.)(APPROX.)
2017-19 PUGET SOUND ACQUISITION & RESTORATION FUNDING (PSAR)2017-19 PUGET SOUND ACQUISITION & RESTORATION FUNDING (PSAR) $1,400,000$1,400,000
TOTAL WATERSHED ALLOCATIONTOTAL WATERSHED ALLOCATION $1,700,000$1,700,000
2017-19 PSAR LARGE CAPITOL2017-19 PSAR LARGE CAPITOL COMPETITIVE,COMPETITIVE,
AWARDS VARYAWARDS VARY

5. 2016 SRFB/PSAR TIMELINE2016 SRFB/PSAR TIMELINE
MAY 11MAY 11THTH
PRE-APPLICATIONS DUE IN PRISMPRE-APPLICATIONS DUE IN PRISM
JUNE 1JUNE 1STST
:: PROJECT SITE VISITS WITH SRFB REVIEW PANELPROJECT SITE VISITS WITH SRFB REVIEW PANEL
JULY 6JULY 6THTH
NSHWG DEVELOPS RECOMMENDED RANKEDNSHWG DEVELOPS RECOMMENDED RANKED
PROJECT LISTSPROJECT LISTS
AUGUST 12AUGUST 12THTH
FINAL APPLICATIONS DUEFINAL APPLICATIONS DUE
AUGUST-NOVEMBERAUGUST-NOVEMBER REVIEW PANEL COMMENTSREVIEW PANEL COMMENTS
NOVEMBER 8NOVEMBER 8THTH
FINAL RANKED LISTS DUEFINAL RANKED LISTS DUE
DECEMBER 7-8DECEMBER 7-8THTH
SRFB MEETING, SRFB ALLOCATIONS ANNOUNCEDSRFB MEETING, SRFB ALLOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

6. NISQUALLY CHINOOK RECOVERYNISQUALLY CHINOOK RECOVERY
MONITORINGMONITORING
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY RIVERSPONSOR: NISQUALLY RIVER
FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION
• GRANT REQUEST: APPROXIMATELYGRANT REQUEST: APPROXIMATELY
$30,000$30,000 (10% OF SRFB ALLOCATION)(10% OF SRFB ALLOCATION)
• JUVENILE CHINOOK MONITORING INJUVENILE CHINOOK MONITORING IN
THE LOWER NISQUALLY RIVER,THE LOWER NISQUALLY RIVER,
ESTUARY, AND NEARSHORE VIAESTUARY, AND NEARSHORE VIA
BEACH SEINING METHODS TOBEACH SEINING METHODS TO
TRACK DISTRIBUTION, LIFETRACK DISTRIBUTION, LIFE
HISTORY, ABUNDANCE, ANDHISTORY, ABUNDANCE, AND
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THEDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE
POPULATION AS THEY CONTINUE TOPOPULATION AS THEY CONTINUE TO

7. SALMON RECOVERY EARLY ACTION WEEDSALMON RECOVERY EARLY ACTION WEED
CONTROLCONTROL
• SPONSOR: PIERCE CONSERVATIONSPONSOR: PIERCE CONSERVATION
DISTRICTDISTRICT
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $106,438$106,438
• PROJECT EMPHASIZES EARLY DETECTIONPROJECT EMPHASIZES EARLY DETECTION
OF AND RAPID RESPONSE TO INVASIVEOF AND RAPID RESPONSE TO INVASIVE
PLANT SPECIES NOT YET WIDESPREAD.PLANT SPECIES NOT YET WIDESPREAD.
INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANINCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
EARLY ACTION WEED CONTROL PLAN,EARLY ACTION WEED CONTROL PLAN,
FOLLOWED BY IMPLEMENTATION OF WEEDFOLLOWED BY IMPLEMENTATION OF WEED
CONTROL AND REPLANTING AS NEEDED.CONTROL AND REPLANTING AS NEEDED.
SPECIES INCLUDE BUTTERFLY BUSH,SPECIES INCLUDE BUTTERFLY BUSH,

8. SOUTH CREEK RIPARIAN PLANTINGSOUTH CREEK RIPARIAN PLANTING
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBESPONSOR: NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $58,000$58,000
• REVEGETATION OF 6.3 ACRES NEAR SOUTH CREEK (SOUTHREVEGETATION OF 6.3 ACRES NEAR SOUTH CREEK (SOUTH
FORK OF MUCK CREEK) OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF EATONVILLE.FORK OF MUCK CREEK) OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF EATONVILLE.
THIS WILL INCLUDE SITE PREPARATION AND TREATMENT OFTHIS WILL INCLUDE SITE PREPARATION AND TREATMENT OF
REED CANARY GRASS, WHICH COVERS MOST OF THEREED CANARY GRASS, WHICH COVERS MOST OF THE
PROPERTY.PROPERTY.

9. WRIA 11 HABITAT PROJECT ASSESSMENTWRIA 11 HABITAT PROJECT ASSESSMENT
• SPONSOR: SOUTH PUGET SOUNDSPONSOR: SOUTH PUGET SOUND
SALMON ENHANCEMENT GROUPSALMON ENHANCEMENT GROUP
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $113,050$113,050
• PLANNING PROJECT THAT WILLPLANNING PROJECT THAT WILL
FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING SALMONIDFOCUS ON IDENTIFYING SALMONID
HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTSHABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
WITHIN IN A SUBSET OF NISQUALLYWITHIN IN A SUBSET OF NISQUALLY
RIVER TRIBUTARIES, WITH ANRIVER TRIBUTARIES, WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON SYSTEMS RECOGNIZEDEMPHASIS ON SYSTEMS RECOGNIZED
AS HIGH PRIORITY IN THE NISQUALLYAS HIGH PRIORITY IN THE NISQUALLY
STEELHEAD RECOVERY PLAN.STEELHEAD RECOVERY PLAN.

10. NISQUALLY RIVER – WILCOX REACH NORTHNISQUALLY RIVER – WILCOX REACH NORTH
SHORELINE PROTECTIONSHORELINE PROTECTION
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUSTSPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUST
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $552,500$552,500
• ACQUISITION OF 160 ACRES ALONG THE PIERCE COUNTYACQUISITION OF 160 ACRES ALONG THE PIERCE COUNTY
SHORELINE ON THE WILCOX REACH OF THE NISQUALLYSHORELINE ON THE WILCOX REACH OF THE NISQUALLY
MAINSTEM. IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE WILCOX FLATSMAINSTEM. IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE WILCOX FLATS
PROTECTED AREA, CURRENTLY OWNED BY NLT.PROTECTED AREA, CURRENTLY OWNED BY NLT.

11. NISQUALLY RIVER – WILCOX REACH SMALLNISQUALLY RIVER – WILCOX REACH SMALL
LOTS ACQUISITIONLOTS ACQUISITION
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUSTSPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUST
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $136,000$136,000
• ACQUISITION OF TWO PROPERTIES IN WHICH LANDOWNERSACQUISITION OF TWO PROPERTIES IN WHICH LANDOWNERS
ARE CURRENTLY FACING RAPIDLY CHANGING SHORELINEARE CURRENTLY FACING RAPIDLY CHANGING SHORELINE
CONDITIONS AND ARE BEING FORCED TO MOVE. MAPPEDCONDITIONS AND ARE BEING FORCED TO MOVE. MAPPED
AREA IS 10 ACRES, WITH THE REMAINING UPLAND PORTIONSAREA IS 10 ACRES, WITH THE REMAINING UPLAND PORTIONS
TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 6 ACRES. PROJECT WOULDTOTALING APPROXIMATELY 6 ACRES. PROJECT WOULD
INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES AND PROPERTYINCLUDE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES AND PROPERTY
CLEAN-UP.CLEAN-UP.

12. LOWER OHOP ACQUISITION FORLOWER OHOP ACQUISITION FOR
RESTORATION PLANNINGRESTORATION PLANNING
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUSTSPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUST
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $22,000$22,000
• OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS INOUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS IN
THE LOWER OHOP VALLEY TOTHE LOWER OHOP VALLEY TO
IDENTIFY THOSE INTERESTED INIDENTIFY THOSE INTERESTED IN
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ANDCONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND
FEE ACQUISITIONS THAT WILLFEE ACQUISITIONS THAT WILL
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEPROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
NEXT PHASE(S) OF THE OHOPNEXT PHASE(S) OF THE OHOP
CREEK CHANNEL RESTORATION.CREEK CHANNEL RESTORATION.
PLANNING AREA IS APPROXIMATELYPLANNING AREA IS APPROXIMATELY
360 ACRES SURROUNDING 1.8360 ACRES SURROUNDING 1.8

13. MIDDLE OHOP PROTECTION PHASE IIIMIDDLE OHOP PROTECTION PHASE III
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUSTSPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUST
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $357,000$357,000
• ACQUISITION AND RIPARIAN/FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION ON 32ACQUISITION AND RIPARIAN/FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION ON 32
ACRES ALONG OHOP CREEK. INCLUDES DEMOLITION OF ALLACRES ALONG OHOP CREEK. INCLUDES DEMOLITION OF ALL
STRUCTURES (4 BUILDINGS, 1 BRIDGE). THIS PROPERTY ISSTRUCTURES (4 BUILDINGS, 1 BRIDGE). THIS PROPERTY IS
JUST UPSTREAM OF THE FUTURE SITE OF PHASE 4 OF THEJUST UPSTREAM OF THE FUTURE SITE OF PHASE 4 OF THE
RESTORATION OF LOWER OHOP.RESTORATION OF LOWER OHOP.

14. PSAR LARGE CAPITOL PROJECTSPSAR LARGE CAPITOL PROJECTS
MIDDLE MASHEL PROTECTION PHASE IIMIDDLE MASHEL PROTECTION PHASE II
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUSTSPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUST
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $5,500,000$5,500,000
• ACQUISITION OF 1,680 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL FORESTLAND ALONG THEACQUISITION OF 1,680 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL FORESTLAND ALONG THE
MIDDLE MASHEL RIVER. IN COMBINATION WITH THE PROJECTS FUNDED INMIDDLE MASHEL RIVER. IN COMBINATION WITH THE PROJECTS FUNDED IN
2015, THIS PROJECT WOULD COMPLETE THE PROTECTION IF THE MIDDLE2015, THIS PROJECT WOULD COMPLETE THE PROTECTION IF THE MIDDLE
MASHEL CORRIDOR—FROM BOXCAR CANYON TO BUSY WILD CREEK.MASHEL CORRIDOR—FROM BOXCAR CANYON TO BUSY WILD CREEK.
BUSY WILD CREEK PROTECTION PHASE IIBUSY WILD CREEK PROTECTION PHASE II
• SPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUSTSPONSOR: NISQUALLY LAND TRUST
• GRANT REQUEST:GRANT REQUEST: $3,825,000$3,825,000
• ACQUISITION OF 1,385 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL FORESTLAND ALONG BUSYACQUISITION OF 1,385 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL FORESTLAND ALONG BUSY
WILD CREEK.WILD CREEK.

15. QUESTIONS??QUESTIONS??