A healthy beach environment
starts with a good foundation of sediment. The sources of sediment, sometimes
referred to as "feeder bluffs", have historically provided the appropriate type
and amount of sediment to support shellfish, forage fish and other organisms-
which in turn support salmon, and so on. HOWEVER...
Where are the sediment sources in Kitsap County?
Where are the best opportunities to restore or protect these shorelines?
How can we better understand and raise public awareness about the ecological effects of armoring (bulkheads)?
Kitsap County Department of Community Development was the recipient of an EPA Watershed Assistance Grant to:
Identify priority shoreline reaches of existing or potential sediment source value.
Prioritize those reaches by restoration potential, taking landowner willingness into account.
Provide public and private armoring removal demonstration projects to increase public awareness of coastal sediment processes and ecological effects of hard armoring.