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BUILDING ON EXISTING AGENCY EFFORTS DNR has already made tremendous advances in resilience and habitat improvement across the landscape. This is an overview of DNR’s ongoing contributions in the Snohomish Watershed.
Agency-wide Contributions There are numerous important efforts led by DNR at the agency level that contribute to habitat protection and support salmon recovery. ◗ Plan for Climate Resilience: DNR developed a Plan for Climate Resilience in 2020, which laid out strategies to sequester carbon and reduce climate impacts, as well as methods to ensure DNR resources and programs are more resilient in the face of a changing climate.
| DNR conducts Status and Trends Monitoring of aquatic and riparian habitat in the Olympic Experimental State Forest (OESF). | DNR is leading the new T3 Watershed Experiment examining new, innovative approaches to managing forests on the Olympic Peninsula (T3 Watershed Experiment | Olympic Natural Resources Center), supported by the Legislature and University of Washington. | DNR supports monitoring efforts through the Forest Practices Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (CMER) Committee, including projects related to Road Sediment Effects and Fish Passage and Fish Habitat.
◗ Research and Monitoring: DNR leads and participates in numerous research and monitoring activities that contribute to an understanding of riparian, nearshore and other land management conditions that are supportive of watershed health and salmon recovery.
Snohomish Watershed boundary and major landownership within the watershed.
