College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications

Date Permissions Signed

3-15-2024

College Affiliation

Huxley College of the Environment

Date of Award

Winter 2024

Document Type

Environmental Impact Assessment

Department or Program Affiliation

Department of Environmental Sciences

Department

Environmental Sciences

First Advisor

Leo Bodensteiner

Abstract

This environmental impact assessment examines the potential effects of two major fish restoration actions regarding the McGlinn-Goat Island Jetty and the no-action alternative. The goals of these actions are to improve fish passage to/from the N. Fork Skagit River and the Swinomish Channel, important migratory habitat for many salmonid species. This report also investigates potential sedimentation issues arising from alterations to the jetty infrastructure and the potentially deleterious effect of such alterations on maintenance of the Swinomish Channel as a navigable marine passage. This report focuses on analyzing the effects on earth, plants and animals, water, and Transportation. This assessment discusses both positive and negative potential effects due to the proposed and alternative actions with respect to these elements. We rank these effects on a numerical scale to objectively identify the best course of action.

Type

Text

Keywords

Environmental Impact Assessments, ESCI 493, McGlinn-Goat Island Jetty, Fish Passage Restoration

Comments

This document is an Environmental Impact Assessment, conducted in accordance the Elements of the Environment prescribed in Washington Advisory Code 197-11.

Document includes: a cover page, followed by a signature page signed by all the authors, and an executive summary that provides an overview of the project.

Subject – LCSH

Stream restoration--Washington (State); Restoration ecology--Washington (State); Pacific salmon--Effect of habitat modification on--Washington (State); Sedimentation and deposition--Washington (State)--Swinomish Channel; Environmental impact analysis--Washington (State)

Geographic Coverage

La Conner (Wash.); Swinomish Channel (Wash.); Washington (State)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

Environmental Impact Statements

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

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