Forston Creek Realignment

Completed August 2005

Cost $10, 000

Funded by North West Indian Fisheries Commission via NOAA

The Fortson Creek realignment reconnected Fortson Creek to 1000 meters of abandonned side channel, important habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon. Prior to restoration work, Forston creek flowed directly from a series of wetland ponds and through a man-made millpond before entering the south bank of the North Fork Stillaguamish River. Large woody debris and native rock was added to the outfall area, forcing the stream back into the side channel. This projects reopens approximately one quarter mile of Chinook rearing and spawning habitat.