Qwuloolt Estuary Restoration

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The Qwuloolt Estuary Restoration Project is a partnership of tribal, city, state and federal agencies aimed at restoring a critical tidal wetland in the Snohomish River estuary. The Qwuloolt Estuary is located within the Snohomish River floodplain approximately three miles upstream from its outlet to Puget Sound. Historically, the area was composed of tidal marsh and forest scrub-shrub habitats, interlaced by tidal channels, mudflats, and streams. Today, like most of the historic floodplain, the estuary is cutoff by dikes and levees from the natural influences of the river and tides, drained by ditches instead of stream channels, and stripped of its native vegetation. Through the cooperation of its many partners, this project plans to return the historic and natural influences of the river and tides to the Qwuloolt and restore a functional estuary wetland complex that benefits salmon, waterfowl, shorebirds, eagles, river otter, harbor seals, and all of us.

RestoratioN UPDATE

With the engineering and design support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, project partners completed preliminary designs for the estuary restoration phase of the project. This restoration work includes levee setback construction and levee removal along Ebey Slough.

See Restoration Designs for more information.

And stay tuned for an invitation to an Open House later this spring to review designs in more detail and ask questions of project partners. You can also Contact Us.