WRIA 9 2021 Salmon Habitat Plan Update
WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan 2021 Update (Plan Update)
WRIA 9 is pleased to release the 2021 Update to the 2005 Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Salmon Habitat Plan, “Making Our Watershed Fit for a King.” The Plan Update was approved by the Watershed Ecosystem Forum on February 11, 2021. This Update represents the next chapter of salmon recovery efforts in watershed. It provides a science-based framework for identifying, prioritizing and implementing salmon recovery actions over the next 10-15 years. The Plan Update integrates over a decade of new science and monitoring; provides updated habitat goals; outlines refined recovery strategies and embedded policies and programs; updates the capital projects list; and outlines a monitoring and adaptive framework for tracking implementation and making strategic adjustments.
WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan 2021, “Making Our Watershed Fit for a King”
(Acrobat PDF 116.5 MB)
Cover Page & Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Ch. 1 Background (page 13)
- Ch. 2 Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed – A Snapshot (page 17)
- Ch. 3 The Chinook Salmon Lifecycle (page 21)
- Ch. 4 Current Population Status and Recovery Goals (page 25)
- Ch. 5 Strategic Assessment Update (page 31)
- Ch. 6 Recovery Strategies (page 47)
- Ch. 7 Capital Projects (page 71)
- Ch. 8 Implementation Strategy (page 156)
- Ch. 9 Monitoring and Adaptive Management (page 160)
- Ch. 10 References (page 166)
Appendices (11.5 MB)
- Appendix A: An Evaluation of Potential Impacts of Chemical Contaminants to Chinook Salmon in the Green-Duwamish Watershed (page 4)
- Appendix B: A synthesis of changes in our knowledge of Chinook salmon productivity and habitat uses in WRIA 9, 2004 – 2016 (page 70)
- Appendix C: Green River Temperature and Salmon (page 103)
- Appendix D: WRIA 9 Climate Change Impacts on Salmon (page 125)
- Appendix E: Capital Project Evaluation Template (page 154)
- Appendix F: Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan (page 161)
- Appendix G: Recovery Strategies (page 206)