Topic: Increase aquatic habitat resilience to changing hydrologic conditions. (View All Topics in the Plan)

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Stillaquamish Tribe

Prevent livestock grazing in the riparian zone and other ecologically sensitive zones.

Ecosystems Food
Stillaquamish Tribe

Identify barriers that impede fish movement and prioritize culvert replacement in those locations.

Ecosystems Food Water
Stillaquamish Tribe

Take climate change into account when designing stream crossing (including culverts) and instream fish habitat, adjusting designs to account for...

Ecosystems Food Water
Stillaquamish Tribe

Restore beaver habitat and beaver populations to maintain summer base flows and reduce water temperatures.

Ecosystems
Stillaquamish Tribe

Remove dikes and levees that limit aquatic habitat resilience to low summer flows.

Ecosystems
Stillaquamish Tribe

Maintain or restore riparian vegetation to limit channel exposure to solar radiation.

Ecosystems
Stillaquamish Tribe

Increase buffer widths on non-fish bearing streams to reduce solar gain.

Ecosystems
Stillaquamish Tribe

Increase habitat complexity and connectivity in stream channels, off-channels, and floodplains to improve habitat and provide refugia during high and...

Ecosystems
Stillaquamish Tribe

Increase use of logjams where feasible to provide refugia for fish during high flow events.

Cultural Resources Ecosystems Food
Stillaquamish Tribe

Identify, protect, and increase priority areas used by riparian and aquatic species during low flow periods.

Ecosystems
Stillaquamish Tribe

Protect and restore riparian areas, including groundwater, wetlands, and springs, to maintain summer base flows and reduce water temperatures, and...

Ecosystems Water