Event Title
Holistic restoration at Dabob Bay: A case study of restoring a stream, floodplain, pocket estuary and low bank shoreline system
Streaming Media
Presentation Abstract
At Dabob Bay Natural Area, one of the least developed estuarine embayments remaining in Puget Sound, the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Northwest Watershed Institute, landowners and other partners have been actively protecting and restoring shoreline habitats and ecological processes for two decades. This case study discusses the recent effort to fully restore a key stream valley and pocket estuary that had been extensively developed for residential use. Innovative methods were used to remove four houses and other infrastructure (by barge and otherwise), re-meander a stream and rebuild the valley topography, remove a 400-foot long bulkhead, rebuild a natural shoreline, and add “artificial reef” habitat to the nearshore. Re-vegetation and weed control are now in their fourth year. Monitoring by use of ground and drone aerial photography has documented the dramatic changes as a result of restoring shoreline processes.
Session Title
Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management
Conference Track
SSE9: Nearshore
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-traditionals-257
Start Date
27-4-2022 9:45 AM
End Date
27-4-2022 11:15 AM
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Type
Text
Language
English
Holistic restoration at Dabob Bay: A case study of restoring a stream, floodplain, pocket estuary and low bank shoreline system
At Dabob Bay Natural Area, one of the least developed estuarine embayments remaining in Puget Sound, the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Northwest Watershed Institute, landowners and other partners have been actively protecting and restoring shoreline habitats and ecological processes for two decades. This case study discusses the recent effort to fully restore a key stream valley and pocket estuary that had been extensively developed for residential use. Innovative methods were used to remove four houses and other infrastructure (by barge and otherwise), re-meander a stream and rebuild the valley topography, remove a 400-foot long bulkhead, rebuild a natural shoreline, and add “artificial reef” habitat to the nearshore. Re-vegetation and weed control are now in their fourth year. Monitoring by use of ground and drone aerial photography has documented the dramatic changes as a result of restoring shoreline processes.
