The Nisqually River Council document summarizes the 2018 Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) grant round for the Nisqually watershed. It reports that $400,000 is available in 2018 funding and $1.4 million estimated for 2019-2021. Eight pre-applications were submitted totaling $2.9 million in requests and $524,563 in matching funds. Site visits were conducted in May with the SRFB Review Panel to evaluate six acquisition and restoration projects seeking over $500,000 each. Projects involve protecting riparian habitat through land acquisition and implementing plantings, invasive species removal and design work for levee removal and floodplain reconnection.

1. Nisqually 2018 Grant Round
& New Project List
Nisqually River Council, May 2018

2. A few grant round details..
2018 SRFB allocation: estimated $400,000
2019-2021 PSAR planning year: estimated $1.4 million
8 pre-applications submitted
Total Request: $2,945,297
Total Match: $524,563
Project Grand Total: $3,469,860

3. Site Visits with the SRFB Review Panel

5. McKenna Reach Protection and
Restoration
• Sponsor: Nisqually Land Trust
• Amount Requested: $528,689
• Acquisition of 65 acres along mainstem, including .7 miles of
shoreline
• Stewardship activities are planned throughout, including invasive
vegetation control and plantings
• Site specific information unavailable at this time

6. • Amount Requested: $237,362
• Acquisition of 6.4 undeveloped acres along the northern
shoreline of the Nisqually mainstem
• This project would protect 4 of 15 parcels that are at risk
for future development near the town of McKenna

7. Nisqually River Wilcox Reach Restoration Design
SRFB Funding awarded in 2014 to
look at conceptual designs for
assessing restoration
opportunities RM 26.2 and 27.8 of
the mainstem. This project seeks
to further the design
• Removal of up to 2,730ft
of levees/berms
• Re-engage up to 100 acres
of forested floodplain, side
channels, wetlands
• Restoration
approval/alternative
selection from Wilcox
Family is pending
Sponsor: South Puget Sound Salmon
Enhancement Group
Amount Requested: $510,000

8. • Amount Requested:
$505,428
• Acquisition of 49.5 acres
along Lackamas Creek
• Planting of this site,
along with enhancement
of 185-acre Lackamas
Creek Protected Area

9. • Amount Requested: $289,874
• Acquisition of 60 acres along
the mainstem at RM 33
• Initial planting of the site, along
with the downstream North
Powell Pastures property

10. • Amount Requested:
$469,844
• Acquisition of 90 acres
for future restoration
opportunity
• .65 miles of shoreline
• Implementation of
additional stewardship
activities in riparian
area along Lower Ohop
Creek (Restoration
Phases 1-3)

11. • Amount Requested:
$219,138
• Conservation easement on
35 acres along 2,000 feet of
middle Ohop Creek
• Project will enhance a 6-acre
riparian planting done by NIT
in 2005, along with planting
an additional 3 acres

12. • Amount Requested:
$148,162
• Acquisition of 25.3
acres in the Upper
Ohop Creek Valley,
including .4 miles of
Ohop Creek
• 23 acre planting
planned for this
parcel, with
additional plantings
on the downstream
NLT site

13. 2018 timeline
January 31 Nisqually Four Year Work Plan approved/submitted 
April 23 Draft applications due in PRISM 
May 14 Project site visits with SRFB Review Panel 
June 15 Present ranking criteria update to NRC for consideration
July 11 NSHWG develops ranked project list for approval
July 20 Present ranked project list to NRC for approval
August 9 Final applications due
Aug/Nov Review panel provides project comments
November 7 Final ranked list due
December 5/6 SRFB funds awarded
July 1, 2019 PSAR funds awarded