|
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 and within the Marysville City limits.
Historically, the area was tidal marsh and forest
scrub-shrub habitat, interlaced by tidal channels, mudflats, and
streams. Today, the project area is cut off by 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 will return the historic
and natural influences of the river and tides to the Qwuloolt.
|
|
