This beach restoration project located at adelma beach within discovery BAY, jefferson county will restore feeder bluff and biological processes and functions via the removal of 530 SF of wooden…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $150,000 to the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation to restore coastal processes and functions at Adelma Beach in Discovery Bay, Washington. The project will remove 530 square feet of wooden bulkhead, including two cabins, spanning 115 linear feet of shoreline. This will restore sediment transport and habitat connectivity, as well as remove non-native vegetation and re-slope the area with native riparian plantings. The goal is to address prey species availability and climate resiliency by restoring coastal processes and forage fish spawning habitats. The project period runs from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.

This beach restoration project located at adelma beach within discovery BAY, jefferson county will restore feeder bluff and biological processes and functions via the removal of 530 SF of wooden bulkhead including two cabins supported by the structure. The structures span 115 LF of shoreline and SIT waterward of the TOE of the bank approximately 5 to 10 feet below mhhw and 4 to 5 feet above beach grade. The project will remove non-native and invasive vegetation and RE-slope with a native plant riparian community to restore sediment transport processes and improve habitat connectivity including nutrient exchange provided by insect fallout from native trees and shrubs. The project seeks to address prey species availability and climate resiliency through restoration of coastal processes and forage fish spawning habitats. Failing and unnecessary armor is burying spawning habitat of surf smelt and sand lance, two critical prey species for bull trout, salmonids, and marine birds. Removal of the bulkhead will also support nearshore fish use including ESA listed summer chum and coho.