NA23NMF4630090

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will be awarded $23.7M to conduct large-scale restoration in the North Whidbey Basin of the Skagit River Estuary in Puget Sound, and to restore 1,200 acres within the South Whidbey Basin of Puget Sound. The North Whidbey Basin restoration will build on more than two decades of NOAA-supported restoration work in the watershed. The scale of restoration of estuary marsh and floodplain habitat will result in significant progress in eliminating habitat as a limiting factor for salmon recovery.

The work is expected to reduce flooding on county roadways and tribal lands. Two of the sites are located on Swinomish Indian Tribal Community land and will be managed by the Skagit River System Cooperative, an organization governed by the Swinomish and Sauk-Suiattle Tribes.

The South Whidbey Basin of Puget Sound portion will restore 1,200 acres through seven restoration projects and will continue work to develop five future projects. The Whidbey Basin.

Washington State Department Of Fish & Wildlife

20 HEALTHY OCEANS 21 RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES

11.463 - Habitat Conservation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Olympia, Washington 985011076 United States

Single Zip Code

FY2022 NOAA's Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants Under the IIJA (NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2022-2007195)

Infrastructure $23,782,282 (100%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.