2022-2026 ACTION AGENDA EXPLORER
Establish and implement science-based riparian protection, restoration, and management policies that result in a minimum ‘1 Site Potential Tree Height’ forested riparian area standard. (ID #11)
Key opportunities for 2022-2026 include:
Provide incentives, financial and technical support to local jurisdictions that have prioritized riparian restoration. (ID #201)
Key opportunities for 2022-2026 include:
Key opportunities for 2022-2026 to integrate human wellbeing considerations and climate change responses into efforts include:
Human Wellbeing
Climate Change
Ongoing programs provide regulatory oversight, technical support, implementation resources, funding, or guidance and serve as the critical foundation for Puget Sound recovery. The following is a list of example state and federal ongoing programs that help to implement this strategy. Many more local, tribal nations, and nongovernmental programs exist that support this strategy.
We are achieving our recovery goals of increasing functioning habitat, improving water quality, and maintaining thriving species and food webs in the Puget Sound region by protecting ecologically important lands from development and restoring instream and riparian areas of rivers and streams based on a statewide forested riparian area standard. Riparian landowners are implementing BMPs to protect and restore riparian habitat, and local jurisdictions are effectively implementing and enforcing the statewide standard. Indicators of success include:
This indicator measures acres of estuarine/nearshore habitat acquired through conservation easements for conservation or future restoration activities. Estuaries represent transition zones between the land and sea, supporting diverse flora, fauna, recreation opportunities, and a vibrant food web. This indicator can help us evaluate our success toward accelerating the pace of habitat protection.
Acres of estuarine/nearshore habitat acquisition implemented or in progress, including all projects that began in state fiscal year 2011 through state fiscal year 2024.
This indicator measures acres of estuarine/nearshore habitat improved through restoration activities. Estuaries represent transition zones between the land and sea, supporting diverse flora, fauna, recreation opportunities, and a vibrant food web. This indicator can help us evaluate our success toward accelerating the pace of habitat restoration.
Acres of estuarine/nearshore areas habitat restoration implemented or in progress, including all projects that began in fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2024.
This indicator measures the percent and acreage of forested cover (vegetation approximately 8 feet or taller) within defined riparian zones landward of the marine shoreline.
No reported data available
This indicator measures the acres of floodplain habitat acquired for conservation or future restoration activities. Floodplains create and support a diverse web of natural resources, recreational opportunities, and offer ecosystem benefits like floodwater storage. This indicator can help us evaluate our success accelerating the pace of habitat protection.
Acres of habitat acquisition, by habitat type, implemented or in progress, including all projects that began in state fiscal year 2011 through state fiscal year 2024.
This indicator measures acres of floodplain habitat improved through restoration activities. Floodplains create and support a diverse web of natural resources, recreational opportunities, and ecosystem benefits like floodwater storage. This indicator can help us evaluate our success accelerating the pace of habitat restoration.
Acres of floodplain habitat restoration (freshwater floodplain, estuarine/nearshore, and riparian areas) implemented or in progress, including all projects that began in fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2024.
This indicator measures the acres of riparian areas acquired for conservation or future restoration activities. Riparian areas are critical habitats that border marine and freshwater systems and keep waters clean and cool, control erosion, moderate flooding events, and offer key habitat for a diversity of wildlife. This indicator can help us evaluate our success accelerating the pace of habitat protection.
Acres of riparian habitat acquisition implemented or in progress, including all projects that began in state fiscal year 2011 through state fiscal year 2024.
This indicator measures the acres of riparian areas improved through restoration activities. Riparian areas are critical habitats that border marine and freshwater systems and keep waters clean and cool, control erosion, moderate flooding events, and offer key habitat for a great diversity of wildlife. This indicator can help us evaluate our success accelerating the pace of habitat restoration.
Acres of riparian habitat restoration implemented or in progress, including all projects that began in fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2024.
This indicator reports on field-based discrete and continuous measurements of water temperature in streams and rivers, at representative spatial and temporal scales for the Puget Sound ecosystem. The indicator will determine the frequency and extent to which temperature is above biological requirements of aquatic species for survival and recovery.
No reported data available