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Birch Street Habitat Restoration Project

Description and photos of the Birch Street Habitat Restoration Project

Birch 11During 2003 the city of Milton and Pierce Conservation District replaced an undersized culvert at Birch Street on the West Hylebos. Following construction, Friends' crews and volunteers planted native trees and shrubs along the stream channel and in the wetlands to provide cover and forage for salmon and wetland wildlife.

Stream Channel Restored:  720 feet

Restoration:  Culver replacement, passage barrier fixed, native vegetationBirch 2 planting

Project Began: March 2003 

Project Completed: September 2004

Volunteer Hours: 322

Plants:  1,200
“The Friends have shown a rare ability to raise awareness, find common solutions and implement meaningful restoration on a rapid timeline.” Mike Hrachovec