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1	University of Washington Bothell Cascadia Community College North Creek Wetland Restoration Project
2	North Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project Background
3	Required Environmental Permits for the UWB/CCC North Creek Restoration Project
4	Restoration Project Targets
5	UWB/CCC Site (Pre-Construction)
6	Site Construction- August 1998 In order to remove as much of the well-established non-native species as possible, approximately two feet of the original soil and associated vegetation was scraped and removed from the restoration site.
7	Site Construction-September 1998 North Creek’s New Look
8	Site Construction – October 1999
9	Site Construction – October 2000
10	Site Construction – May 2001 Micro-depressions were added to the floodplain to capture water and to increase the length of time that water remained within the ecosystem
11	Post Construction – 2003
12	Accounting for Mitigation Credits
13	UWB/CCC Wetlands – 2004
14	UWB/CCC Wetlands – March 2006
15	Restoration Compliance Monitoring Permits issued by the Federal Government, the State of Washington and the City of Bothell, require that monitoring of the site be conducted for ten years from the starting date July, 1, 2002 (also known as time zero). Monitoring Reports will: Summarize and analyze the data collected for that monitoring interval Provide the results and any recommendations Provide an overview of the functional status of the restored ecosystem Identify and trigger any necessary contingency measures to assure that projects are achieved
16	From Monitoring to Maintenance
17	Maintenance Recommendations The Wetlands Maintenance Team responds to these recommendations performing: Control & Removal of Non-Native Invasive Species Planting: Re-planting phase one planting failures, Conifer Planting (under maturing deciduous cover) and replanting trees cut by beavers Nursery Care, Tree & Plant Propagation Piezometer data collection (underground water flow)
18	Non-Native Invasive Plants
19	Invasive Species Control & Removal
20	Planting, Nursery Care & Propagation
21	Piezometer Data Collection
22	Beaver Activity Re-planting of trees and dam breechings are routine responses to our busy friends.
23	Tours & Opportunities UWB & CCC Instructors & Students use the restoration site as a living laboratory
24	Wetland Tours
25	How are we doing? Year 3 Compliance Monitoring Results: 75% of Project Standards have been achieved. 100% of hydrologic & biogeochemical 33% of plant community 75% of faunal support / habitat 4 of 6 Project Targets have been achieved.
26	Inventory of Fish Species (2004)
27	How Far We’ve Come
28	How Far We’ve Come
29	Functional Assessment (2006)
30	Wetlands Budget Expenditures – 2005 - 2007
31	Actual Work-Wetlands Labor Hours 2005 4160 hours 2006 6835 hours 2007 (to date) 2714.00 hours
32	Monitoring Contract Costs 07/02 – 06/03: $45,203.87 07/03 – 06/04: $51,873.57 07/04 – 06/05: $24,433.03 07/05 – 06/06: $50,169.46 07/06 – 06/07: $38,614.26 07/07 – Current: $28,590.74
33	Cleaning Contract Since July of 2001, we have spent an average of $8,207.98 a year.
34	Thank You