Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

Snoqualmie Tribe

Zackuse Creek

Overview of the Zackuse Creek watershed. The project area is highlighted in red.
Restoration involved:
add wood,add/improve wetlands,rebuild stream bed,reconnect to flood plain,remove barrier,remove invasive plants,replace culvert,stabilize creek channel
Jurisdiction:
City of Sammamish,King County,Kokanee Work Group,Snoqualmie Tribe,Trout Unlimited,Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
In 2018, the City of Sammamish replaced a pipe culvert barrier under East Lake Sammamsih Parkway with a fish friendly passage, and re-aligned and restored a 400-foot section of Zackuse Creek. King County replaced pipe culverts under East Lake Sammamish Trail and an adjacent road crossing with similar fish friendly passages. Zackuse Creek is one of just four spawning creeks used by these endangered kokanee. (CLICK THE THUMBNAIL IMAGE to visit the project page.)

Ebright Creek

Ebright Creek Pereyra project - 5 of 9
Restoration involved:
add wood,add/improve wetlands,plant native flora,rebuild stream bed,reconnect to flood plain,remove barrier,remove invasive plants,replace culvert,stabilize creek channel
Jurisdiction:
City of Sammamish,King County,Kokanee Work Group,Mid Sound Fisheries,Snoqualmie Tribe,Trout Unlimited
In 2021, the City of Sammamish will replace the culvert barrier under East Lake Sammamish Parkway with a fish-friendly box culvert and restore a section of the creek upstream to spawning habitat. In 2022, King County will replace their culvert barrier under the East Lake Sammamish Trail with a similar fish-friendly passage. Ebright Creek is one of just four spawning creeks for endangered Lake Sammamish kokanee. (CLICK THE THUMBNAIL IMAGE to visit the project page.)