Fisher Slough Restoration
200px|left|border 200px|left|link=https://salishsearestoration.org/images/f/fe/TNC_2017_fisher_slough_restoration_summary.pdf|Link to new summary report Fisher slough is a freshwater tidal marsh restoration project on the South Fork Skagit Delta. The Nature Conservancy of Washington collaborated with local partners to restore the 60-acre site. The project design was guided by co-equal objectives, which were to:Restore the processes, structures and functions that support habitat for target species, such as Chinook salmon. Restore and improve freshwater tidal rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon.Restore passage for coho and chum salmon to access spawning habitat in the watershed. Improve flood storage and protect adjacent farm uses. Activities included a levee setback, relocating and updating drainage infrastructure, installing fish-friendly tidegates, excavating channels and planting native vegetation. 200px|left|Skagit Overview Map
Relationships
- broader: river deltas
- located in: skagit;whidbey basin
- related to: Fish Washington App
- related to: Salmon populations
- related to: arra
- related to: barber 2014
- related to: dethier et al 2016
- related to: environmental protection agency
- related to: estuary and salmon restoration program
- related to: floodplain restoration
- related to: king county
- related to: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
- related to: noaa
- related to: port susan bay ecosystem
- related to: rco
- related to: skagit delta
- related to: the nature conservancy
- related to: tidegates and self-regulating tidegates
- related to: wdfw