Holistic restoration at Dabob Bay: A case study of restoring a stream, floodplain, pocket estuary and low bank shoreline system

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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

Type of Presentation

Oral

Genre/Form

conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Estuarine restoration--Washington--Dabob Bay; Environmental protection--Washington--Dabob Bay; Ecosystem health--Washington--Dabob Bay

Geographic Coverage

Dabob Bay (Wash.)--Environmental conditions--Monitoring

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Language

English

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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.