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Presentation Abstract
The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee has been leading a multi-year project to promote the removal of pilings in the Snohomish River estuary that are not associated with a dock, marina, or bulkhead. Using a mapping technique and previous data, 15,564 pilings were identified in the Snohomish estuary downstream of Highway 2, many of these pilings are leftover from the logging industry and other previous infrastructure in the Snohomish Estuary. Field work was done to collect detailed ecosystem and feasibility data on the pilings to help evaluate and prioritize pilings for removal. Nearly 7,000 pilings were identified as high priority for removal. In the second phase of the work, the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee met with public landowners in the Snohomish Estuary including Washington Department of Natural Resources, Snohomish County Government, the Port of Everett, City of Everett, City of Marysville, the Tulalip Tribes, and the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss pilings on their land. Together, the group has been discussing ways to facilitate piling removal to improve water quality and habitat conditions in the estuary. This presentation will cover how the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee worked collaboratively to gather the data on the pilings in the Snohomish Estuary, the options and ideas for removal of pilings moving forward, and the lessons learned along the way.
Session Title
Invasive Species and Nearshore
Conference Track
SSE9: Nearshore
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-traditionals-24
Start Date
28-4-2022 10:15 AM
End Date
28-4-2022 11:45 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Piling (Civil engineering); Estuarine health--Washington (State)--Snohomish River Estuary; Restoration ecology--Washington (State)--Snohomish River Estuary
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Snohomish River Estuary (Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Mapping, prioritizing, and promoting the removal of the 15,564 pilings in the Snohomish Estuary
The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee has been leading a multi-year project to promote the removal of pilings in the Snohomish River estuary that are not associated with a dock, marina, or bulkhead. Using a mapping technique and previous data, 15,564 pilings were identified in the Snohomish estuary downstream of Highway 2, many of these pilings are leftover from the logging industry and other previous infrastructure in the Snohomish Estuary. Field work was done to collect detailed ecosystem and feasibility data on the pilings to help evaluate and prioritize pilings for removal. Nearly 7,000 pilings were identified as high priority for removal. In the second phase of the work, the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee met with public landowners in the Snohomish Estuary including Washington Department of Natural Resources, Snohomish County Government, the Port of Everett, City of Everett, City of Marysville, the Tulalip Tribes, and the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss pilings on their land. Together, the group has been discussing ways to facilitate piling removal to improve water quality and habitat conditions in the estuary. This presentation will cover how the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee worked collaboratively to gather the data on the pilings in the Snohomish Estuary, the options and ideas for removal of pilings moving forward, and the lessons learned along the way.
