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Riparian Habitat

In 1997, the Washington State Legislature established a pilot Riparian category for the WWRP grant program. In 1998, the Coalition secured $2.1 million for state WWRP grants to protect ten Riparian Habitat areas, leveraging $1 million in local matching funds.

1990 - 2010 Funded Projects
Chimacum Watershed Conservation Easement - Jefferson Land Trust - $499,500
Dungeness River Watershed Restoration - North Olympic Land Trust - $379,235
Haskell Slough Project - Trout Unlimited Monroe - $65,390
Martha John Creek Project - Kitsap Conservation District - $44,024
Methow Conservancy Riparian Habitats - Methow Conservancy - $550,000
N. Fork Stillaguamish ELJ - Wild Fish Conservancy - $204,133
Nisqually River Riparian Project - Nisqually R Land Trust - $104,161
North Creek Greenway - Snohomish County Parks Dept - $59,501
Samish River Project - Skagit Conservation Dist - $221,619
Stillaguamish Slough Protection - Snohomish County - $114,223
Green Marker Chimacum Watershed Conservation Easement
Coho and summer chum salmon habitat in Chimacum Watershed has...
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Green Marker Dungeness River Watershed Restoration
The project will protect approximately 181 acres and restore approximately...
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Green Marker Haskell Slough Project
Restore 3.5 miles of Haskel slough on the Skykomish River...
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Green Marker Martha John Creek Project
The objective of the project is to acquire conservation easements...
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Green Marker Methow Conservancy Riparian Habitats
The Methow Valley, located in Okanogan Co. east of the...
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Green Marker N. Fork Stillaguamish ELJ
A collaborative watershed restoration effort has been ongoing in the...
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Green Marker Nisqually River Riparian Project
The Nisqually River, a major salmon-producing river, has its headwater...
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Green Marker North Creek Greenway
North Creek, which flows into the Sammamish river and Lake...
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Green Marker Samish River Project
The Samish River is the major tributary to Samish Bay,...
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Green Marker Stillaguamish Slough Protection
The Stillaguamish River supports a regionally important fishery that is...
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