Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers

by Montgomery, David R.; Bolton, Susan; Booth, Derek B.; Wall, Leslie

• ISBN13: 9780295982953
• ISBN10: 0295982950
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

The recent listing of Pacific salmon under the Endangered Species Act has led to substantial interest in the scientific basis for river restoration in the Pacific Northwest. Millions of dollars in state and federal funding have been programmed for habitat restoration efforts to stem the decline of salmon populations in the region. This volume addresses the need for a solid understanding of fluvial processes and aquatic ecology in order to predict both river and salmonid response to restoration projects. In the Pacific Northwest, as in most regions of the United States, we are still learning about the processes that create habitat and river structure, how those processes influence aquatic ecosystems, and how to gauge the response of river systems to both land-use changes and restoration efforts. River systems are still responding to historic changes, and degraded habitat may not be restored successfully if natural conditions are not well understood, particularly if massive changes in watershed hydrology or other processes are the root cause. These issues faced in the development of regional river restoration programs are by no means unique to the Northwest, and so the initiation of a regional program of river restoration provides an opportunity to evaluate the state of river restoration in general. The eighteen chapters of Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers-presented by the region's experts at a symposium of the Society for Ecological Restoration-examine geological and geomorphological controls on river and stream characteristics and dynamics, biological aspects of river systems in the region, and the application of fluvial geomorphology, civil engineering, riparian ecology, and aquatic ecology in efforts to restore Puget Sound Rivers. This volume will be of interest to geomorphologists, aquatic biologists, civil engineers, planners, and all those interested in the interface of science and policy in addressing one of the fundamental environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. David R. Montgomery is a professor of earth and space sciences at University of Washington. Susan Bolton is a professor of forest resources at University of Washington. Derek B. Booth is a research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at University of Washington and Leslie Wall is a research associate in forest resources at University of Washington. Other contributors include Tim Abbe, Eric Beamer, Timothy Beeschie, Dean Rae Berg, John Bethel, Robert E. Bilby, John M. Buffington, Brian D. Collins, Loveday Conquest, Kevin Fetherston, Martin Fox, Ralph A. Haugerud, Lisa Holsinger, Sara M. Jensen, Christopher P. Konrad, Martin Liermann, John Lombard, Gino Lucchetti, Arthur McKee, Michael J. Maki, Dale E. Miller, Kathryn Neal, Roger A. Nichols, George Pess, Geoffrey C. Poole, Stephen C. Ralph, Philip Roni, Clare M. Ryan, Amir J. Sheikh, Peter B. Skidmore, Sallie G. Sprague, Ashley Steel, Kathy Goetz Troost, and Richard D. Woodsmith.

Table of Contents

Puget Sound Rivers and Salmon Recovery	1	(13)
David R. Montgomery
Derek B. Booth
Susan Bolton
The Geology of Puget Lowland Rivers	14	(32)
Derek B. Booth
Ralph A. Haugerud
Kathy Goetz Troost
Fluvial Processes in Puget Sound Rivers and the Pacific Northwest	46	(33)
John M. Buffington
Richard D. Woodsmith
Derek B. Booth
David R. Montgomery
Reconstructing the Historical Riverine Landscape of the Puget Lowland	79	(50)
Brian D. Collins
David R. Montgomery
Amir J. Sheikh
Anthropogenic Alterations to the Biogeography of Puget Sound Salmon	129	(26)
George Pess
David R. Montgomery
Timothy J. Beechie
Lisa Holsinger
Scientific, Institutional, and Individual Constraints on Restoring Puget Sound Rivers	155	(19)
Clare M. Ryan
Sara M. Jensen
The Politics of Salmon Recovery in Lake Washington	174	(20)
John Lombard
Role of Watershed Assessments in Recovery Planning for Salmon	194	(32)
Timothy J. Beeschie
George Pess
Eric Beamer
Gino Lucchetti
Robert E. Bilby
Putting Monitoring First: Designing Accountable Ecosystem Restoration and Management Plans	226	(22)
Stephen C. Ralph
Geoffrey C. Poole
Restoring Floodplain Forests	248	(44)
Dean Rae Berg
Arthur McKee
Michael J. Maki
Opportunities and Constraints for Urban StreamRehabilitation	292	(26)
Christopher P. Konrad
Monitoring and Evaluating Fish Response to Instream Restoration	318	(22)
Philip Roni
Martin Liermann
Ashley Steel
Establishing a Standard of Practice for Natural Channel Design Using Design Criteria	340	(21)
Dale E. Miller
Peter B. Skidmore
Reference Conditions forInstream Wood in Western Washington	361	(33)
Martin Fox
Susan Bolton
Loveday Conquest
Stream Enhancement Projects: A King County Perspective	394	(28)
John Bethel
Kathryn Neal
Use of Long-Line Cabled Logs for Stream Bank Rehabilitation	422	(21)
Roger A. Nichols
Sallie G. Sprague
Integrating Engineered Log Jam Technology into River Rehabilitation	443	(40)
Tim Abbe
George Pess
David R. Montgomery
Kevin L. Fetherston
Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers: Do We Know How to Do It?	483	(8)
Susan Bolton
Derek B. Booth
David R. Montgomery
Contributors	491	(3)
Index	494