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- Advance Mitigation Site at Little Bear Creek
- Advance Mitigation Site at Little Bear Creek
Snohomish County Public Works acquired four parcels of land in the lower Little Bear Creek Watershed near Woodinville. The 17 acres acquired was used as part of an advance mitigation effort. This project restored wetlands and stream habitat on the site, preserved other areas, and enhanced some areas to compensate for impacts associated with future roadway projects.
Restoration efforts required years of collaboration among county, federal, state, and local permitting agencies, local Tribes, and consulting design engineers at ESA Associates. Since work began in 2019, construction activities have:
The completed work is projected to save the county more than $450,000 in mitigation costs for the first two projects that will use the site (36th/35th and 43rd Ave SE corridor improvement projects). A minimum of 10 other Public Works projects are expected to avoid or greatly reduce mitigation costs through credits generated in the future.
Public Works staff will continue to monitor the project area during the next 10 years to ensure that the site vegetation matures and other habitat features meet performance standards. The site will be protected in perpetuity and left in its natural state as a conservation area.
There were single-lane closures at the intersection of 238th St SE and 58th Ave in July 2022. Crews re-graded the adjacent hill to improve site distance.
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