Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife

Laughing Jacobs Creek

The restoration project area within the greater Issaquah/Sammamish area.
Restoration involved:
add wood,add/improve wetlands,plant native flora,rebuild stream bed,reconnect to flood plain,remove barrier,remove invasive plants,remove stream bank armoring,replace culvert,stabilize creek channel
Jurisdiction:
City of Issaquah,King County,Kokanee Work Group,U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife
In 2022, the City of Issaquah will replace a pipe culvert barrier at East Lake Sammamish Parkway (ELSP) with a fish-friendly passage and relocate a significant section of the creek to a forested area within State Park property. Laughing Jacobs Creek is one of just four spawning creeks for endangered Lake Sammamish kokanee. (CLICK THE THUMBNAIL IMAGE to visit the project page.)