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WRIA 9 partnered with the City of Seattle, the Seattle Art Museum, King Conservation District, and University of Washington to create and monitor an enhanced habitat zone for juvenile salmon while improving access between the Olympic Sculpture Park and the water’s edge. • The seawall was left intact, with large rocks added to shore up the structure and to create a habitat bench below the tide mark for kelp and other vegetation to grow and attract insects for fish. • A pocket beach was excavated north of the seawall to provide shallow water habitat for juvenile salmon; trees, shrubs and wood were placed on the beach to further improve habitat. The pocket beach also created a location for park visitors to access Elliott Bay, unique along the Seattle waterfront. University of Washington scientists pre-and-post monitoring showed the site successfully attracts juvenile salmon. For more information: http://www.govlink.org/watersheds/9/ BEFORE RESTORATION AFTER RESTORATION 4th Ave 1st Ave S E e v A e k a l t s a E Aurora Ave N Boren Ave e v A h t 2 1 Alki Ave SW S e v A h t 6 15th Ave E Broad St 10th Ave E S Jackson St Mercer St Denny Way Elliott Ave W Pine St S e v A h t 5 Harbor Ave SW W Dravus St Alaskan Way 34th Ave W Stewart St E Pine St 3rd Ave W E Union St 4th Ave S Rainier Ave S Taylor Ave N Thorndyke Ave W E Yesler Way 12th Ave E E y a w d a o r B Nickerson St Magnolia Brg Alaskan Way S N e v A t s 1 W e v A h t 5 1 Olym p ic W a y W W e s t l a k e A v e N N P a ci fic St SEATTLE- MAGNOLIA DOWNTOWN SEATTLE WEST SEATTLE SEATTLE- CAPITOL HILL Elliott Bay Lake Union Duwamish R. Duwamish R. 0 1 0.5 Miles PROJECT SITE PROJECT AREA N 5 99 99 90 520 519 SNOHOMISH CO. KING CO. PIERCE CO. MARINE NEARSHORE SUBWATERSHED, WRIA 9 WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR WASTERSHED FIT FOR A KING FUNDERS Project Highlights: • Provides shallow water habitat for juvenile salmon through creation of 0.64 acre tidal recess • The pocket beach provides habitat plus a place for park visitors to connect with the bay • Kelp and other plant growth are creating a food source for juvenile salmon • 10-year monitoring until 2016 assessing the biological and physical conditions at the park File: 1403_3668L_W9projFact_OLYSCULP.ai OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK SHORELINE ENHANCEMENTS A nexus for art, education, and healthier salmon habitat ESTUARY AND SALMON RESTORATION PROGRAM (ESRP)
