Smokehouse tidal marsh restortion

This Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $199,884 was provided by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to the Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC), a tribal government and American Indian-owned organization. The award supports the Smokehouse Tidal Marsh Restoration project, which aims to restore tidal marsh habitats in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include comprehensive environmental restoration activities such as culvert replacement, fish passage improvement, estuary habitat restoration, native riparian vegetation planting, stream channel restoration, and detailed habitat assessments. The project will be executed in collaboration with partners like the Whidbey Camano Land Trust and Skagit County, and is expected to be completed by July 3, 2026.