nisqually indian tribe's riparian restoration plantings
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Presentation given by Cathy Sampselle, Salmon Recovery Restoration BiologistTRANSCRIPT
C AT H Y S A M P S E L L E
NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE RIPARIAN RESTORATION
PLANTINGS
- Permanent restoration crew since 2007 through Salmon Recovery Program
- Project landowners: NIT, NLT, the Refuge, private individuals, others
- Funding: Internal, NRCS, WA Dept. of Ecology, Foundations, etc.
- Since 2007, installed over 260 acres of plantings
- Two to three years of maintenance following installation
- GIS database to compile As-builts & monitoring data
- Monitor survival rates & canopy cover – on the ground the first three years, then remotely through GIS
- Performance standards: 70% survival after three years, 15% cover after three years
Braget planting: - Tribally owned, co-managed
with Refuge - Dikes surrounding 100 acres
removed in 2006 - 53 acres planted 2007-2009
Image: Google Earth 2010
Image: Google Earth 2011
Image: Google Earth 2013
- After 3 years, 70-80% survival with exception of 3-acre area of complete failure
ArcGIS remote sensing of canopy coverage (Image: NAIP 2011)
Wilcox Flats: - 44 acres since 2011 - Sandy soils & limited
access - Exposed portions of the
plantings struggle
- NRCS planting: 13 acres, 5750 plants in 2012
- 65-75% survival - Replanting has been
necessary in spots
SRFB planting: 6 acres, 3000 plants in 2012 - Exposed section: almost complete failure - Replanting planned for Winter 2015
Ohop planting - 100 acres, 70,000
plants, 2009-2012 - USFW monitoring
grant - Large volunteer
component
Year 3: 70-90% survival, 15-25% canopy cover