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Monitoring and Maintenance Program
This Program monitors and maintains habitat restoration projects designed and implemented by the Habitat Restoration Unit. We make sure restoration projects meet their goals and do not increase risk to people or infrastructure. We also inform the design of future projects and help to identify potential adaptive management needs.
What we do
Monitoring
We evaluate project outcomes through studies, experiments, and risk management inspections. We report our findings to design teams, funders, and other interested partners. Monitoring allows us to:
- Measure performance and determine if projects meet their goals,
- Show that projects meet permit requirements, and
- Improve the cost-effectiveness and outcomes of future projects.
If a project is not performing well, we document the problem and try to identify the cause. We work with the project design team to find a solution and take corrective actions as needed.
Maintenance
We maintain projects for 3-10 years after project implementation. Annual maintenance helps to ensure projects meet their goals and required permit conditions. Maintenance includes plant establishment care, weed control, and plant replacement at completed projects. Maintenance does not expand the scope of existing projects or complete unfinished ones.
Projects in Monitoring & Maintenance
- Čakwab (formerly Lones Levee Setback) Floodplain Restoration Project
- Chinook Wind Mitigation Project
- Corbin Beach Restoration Project
- Fall City Floodplain Restoration Project
- Issaquah Creek Mitigation Project
- Little Bit Reach Restoration Project
- Maury Island (Piner Point and Lost Lake) Restoration Project
- Rainbow Bend Mitigation Project
- Riverbend Levee Setback and Floodplain Restoration Project
- Taylor Creek (Skyway) Headwaters Wetland Preservation Project
- Taylor Creek Mitigation Project
- Upper Bear Creek Mitigation Project