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WSDOT is interested in partnerships with other public agencies, cities, counties, public and private enhancement groups, and anyone else who would like to help advance this work.
Whenever possible, WSDOT works with owners of adjacent barriers to coordinate barrier corrections. Partnerships such as this are key to the success of WSDOT's Fish Passage program.
WSDOT participates on the Fish Barrier Removal Board that is tasked with finding ways to prioritize barrier corrections and coordinate barrier correction efforts across the state and across ownerships to provide the greatest benefits to fish.
WSDOT is very interested in partnership opportunities on Habitat Restoration Projects.
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Contacts
If you have a project that may be eligible for partnership, please contact either
Damon Romero, Fish Passage Coordinator
360-705-7413
or
Susan Kanzler, Stream Restoration Program Manager
360-705-7250
Kilisut Harbor Restoration Project - 2020
The Kilisut Harbor bridge on State Route 116 was constructed in 2020 with multiple partners, which allowed significant restoration benefits beyond what a WSDOT fish passage project would have accomplished alone. WSDOT and the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) led the project partnership, with funding from WSDOT, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Navy, NOAA Fisheries, US Federal Highway Administration, Estuary & Salmon Restoration Program, and the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund. Other project partners included: Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Elwha Klallam Tribe, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Hood Canal Coordinating Council, Jefferson County, Salmon Recovery Funding Board, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Puget Sound Partnership, and Washington State Department of Ecology.
The Kilisut Harbor Restoration Project restored fish passage and tidal connection between southern Kilisut Harbor (Scow Bay) and Oak Bay by removing the earthen causeway that contained two 5-foot box culverts. The causeway was replaced with a 440-foot bridge. These actions restore natural processes and biological responses to 27 acres of marine intertidal habitat and tidal-fringe salt marsh that have been severely impacted by the construction of the earthen causeway. This project not only provides transportation between two islands but also provides habitat for foraging fish like juvenile salmonids within Kilisut Harbor. Fish have already been observed in some of the newly constructed tidal channels.
Photo credit - Dean L Sanders Photography