Sammamish River Off-Channel Habitat Restoration

Celebrate with us on May 1 at 10:30 a.m.

You're invited to the Samamish River Restoration Celebration. Meet at the amphitheater at the Park at Bothell Landing. The festivities will be on the south side of the river at the entrance to the Off-Channel restoration site.

Sammamish River Restoration Celebration Invite
Juvenile salmon return to lower Sammamish River's new off-channel habitat

In 2018, the landscaping crew completed restoring the project site with native plants. The City reminds trail users that the site is a habitat restoration project, not a recreation area. As such, users should remain on the trail and not disturb the area.     
Samm River Side Channel 2
  1. Description & Goals
  2. Impacts
  3. Funding

Project description


This project reconnected and restored 1,100 feet of an old remnant channel and floodplain of the Sammamish River.

Goals


Project goals included restoring floodplain and channel connectivity and function through:
 
  • Restoring about 8 acres of floodplain plant community diversity and structure with native plantings and removal of invasive plant species;
  • Establishing open water reconnection to the new channel at both ends to the Sammamish River. The new off-channel habitat is now accessible for salmonids. This is expected to benefit juvenile Chinook and Coho salmon as well as other species of fish, amphibians and wildlife.