Restoring Swan Creek to Address Channel Erosion and Improve Salmon Habitat

Recipient: Pierce County Surface Water Management

Grant Amount: $1,925,000 Matching Funds: $4,084,887

This award will utilize vegetation management, replant native vegetation, and install bioengineered structures to arrest channel and bank erosion in Swan Creek. The project will restore over two miles of stream and associated riparian buffer, remove invasive species, and install engineered logjams to improve salmon habitat and water quality.

For more information on the grant program funding this project, please visit the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage. For more information on the National Coastal Resilience Fund, visit National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s website.