Presentation given by Cathy Sampselle, Salmon Recovery Restoration Biologist

1. C AT H Y S A M P S E L L E
NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE
RIPARIAN RESTORATION
PLANTINGS

2. - Permanent restoration crew since
2007 through Salmon Recovery
Program
- Project landowners: NIT, NLT, the
Refuge, private individuals, others
- Funding: Internal, NRCS, WA Dept. of
Ecology, Foundations, etc.

3. - Since 2007, installed over 260 acres
of plantings
- Two to three years of maintenance
following installation
- GIS database to compile As-builts
& monitoring data

4. - Monitor survival rates & canopy
cover – on the ground the first three
years, then remotely through GIS
- Performance standards: 70% survival
after three years, 15% cover after
three years

5. Braget planting:
- Tribally owned, co-managed
with Refuge
- Dikes surrounding 100 acres
removed in 2006
- 53 acres planted 2007-2009

6. Image: Google Earth 2010

7. Image: Google Earth 2011

8. Image: Google Earth 2013
- After 3 years, 70-80% survival
with exception of 3-acre area
of complete failure

9. ArcGIS remote sensing of canopy
coverage (Image: NAIP 2011)

11. Wilcox Flats:
- 44 acres since 2011
- Sandy soils & limited
access
- Exposed portions of the
plantings struggle

12. - NRCS planting: 13 acres,
5750 plants in 2012
- 65-75% survival
- Replanting has been
necessary in spots

14. SRFB planting: 6 acres, 3000
plants in 2012
- Exposed section: almost
complete failure
- Replanting planned for
Winter 2015

16. Ohop planting
- 100 acres, 70,000
plants, 2009-2012
- USFW monitoring
grant
- Large volunteer
component

17. Year 3: 70-90% survival, 15-25% canopy cover