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Save the North Fork Tributary
The fish bearing tributary to the North Fork of Issaquah Creek is being threatened by the planned construction of a car dealership that has been approved to allow an asphalt parking lot 25ft from a fish-bearing stream. (The rule for a salmonid bearing stream in Issaquah requires 100ft buffers to ensure that the fish can thrive. ) In this case the City of Issaquah has determined that this newly restored fish-bearing Tributary is a 'ditch' that requires no buffer protections.
This is the EXACT site of the $7.2 Million Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) fish passage project that was completed in 2017. The WSDOT project put in 2 large fish passable culverts under East Lake Sammamish Pkwy, one for the North Fork itself and one for the smaller Tributary. In addition the project moved the North Fork and enhanced the channels for both streams to allow for large habitat improvement. Rather than respecting or even celebrating the expensive improvements, this project will negatively impact them!
The City's decision to allow the project in this form threatens both salmon and their habitat and, wastefully, harms the WSDOT improvements. We need to make a stand to protect our fish and fish habitat!
The Issaquah Environmental Council is legally challenging the determination that our fish and fish habitat do not require significant protection. We are also working to get the code updated so that something like this can not happen again. Both of these efforts require funding.
YOUR donation will help protect the endangered Chinook, Steelhead and other fish that use this stream.
Thank you SO much!!
Send a check to:
Issaquah Environmental Council
P.O. Box 921
Issaquah, WA 98027
or send money via Paypal to [email redacted]
or give money through this Go Fund Me page!!
$10 is great!
$25 is super!
$50 is above and beyond!
$100 your generosity is brilliant...
above that...we are grateful beyond words.
***The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) completed a $7.2M stream restoration on the North Fork and this Tributary for fish passage in 2017.
***The City of Issaquah's Critical Area Ordinance states that a 100 foot buffer is necessary on streams with fish. This size of buffer provides the wildlife, shading, habitat, and woody debris necessary for salmonids to thrive.
Location of the project:
This is the EXACT site of the $7.2 Million Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) fish passage project that was completed in 2017. The WSDOT project put in 2 large fish passable culverts under East Lake Sammamish Pkwy, one for the North Fork itself and one for the smaller Tributary. In addition the project moved the North Fork and enhanced the channels for both streams to allow for large habitat improvement. Rather than respecting or even celebrating the expensive improvements, this project will negatively impact them!
The City's decision to allow the project in this form threatens both salmon and their habitat and, wastefully, harms the WSDOT improvements. We need to make a stand to protect our fish and fish habitat!
The Issaquah Environmental Council is legally challenging the determination that our fish and fish habitat do not require significant protection. We are also working to get the code updated so that something like this can not happen again. Both of these efforts require funding.
YOUR donation will help protect the endangered Chinook, Steelhead and other fish that use this stream.
Thank you SO much!!
Send a check to:
Issaquah Environmental Council
P.O. Box 921
Issaquah, WA 98027
or send money via Paypal to [email redacted]
or give money through this Go Fund Me page!!
$10 is great!
$25 is super!
$50 is above and beyond!
$100 your generosity is brilliant...
above that...we are grateful beyond words.
***The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) completed a $7.2M stream restoration on the North Fork and this Tributary for fish passage in 2017.
***The City of Issaquah's Critical Area Ordinance states that a 100 foot buffer is necessary on streams with fish. This size of buffer provides the wildlife, shading, habitat, and woody debris necessary for salmonids to thrive.
Location of the project:
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