Tribe: Stillaquamish Tribe
View Source Document: Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Year: 2017
Topic: Increase aquatic habitat resilience to changing hydrologic conditions. (View All Topics in the Plan)
Prevent livestock grazing in the riparian zone and other ecologically sensitive zones.
Identify barriers that impede fish movement and prioritize culvert replacement in those locations.
Take climate change into account when designing stream crossing (including culverts) and instream fish habitat, adjusting designs to account for...
Restore beaver habitat and beaver populations to maintain summer base flows and reduce water temperatures.
Remove dikes and levees that limit aquatic habitat resilience to low summer flows.
Maintain or restore riparian vegetation to limit channel exposure to solar radiation.
Increase buffer widths on non-fish bearing streams to reduce solar gain.
Increase habitat complexity and connectivity in stream channels, off-channels, and floodplains to improve habitat and provide refugia during high and...
Increase use of logjams where feasible to provide refugia for fish during high flow events.
Identify, protect, and increase priority areas used by riparian and aquatic species during low flow periods.
Protect and restore riparian areas, including groundwater, wetlands, and springs, to maintain summer base flows and reduce water temperatures, and...