For this project, Mid Sound partnered with a private landowner to construct a stream realignment and wood installation project on Bear Creek, a priority stream in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish watershed. Muckleshoot tribal biologist Martin Fox partnered to design the in-stream wood placement. 

Project outcomes included 200 ft of new low-velocity side channel habitat by grading and wood placement; 34,000 sq ft of restored riparian buffer to add shade and improve water quality; and improved channel complexity and rearing habitat through increased wood volume to an amount that exceeds the Fox & Bolton 75th percentile for median wood pieces per 100m.

We planted 2,600 native plants (container and live stake) in the riparian area. Mid Sound will be monitoring the effectiveness of this project for the next few years.