The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) maintains stream and habitat restoration sites throughout the City of Redmond. The WCC crew of six is subsidized by AmeriCorps for 2022- 23. The City of Redmond would pay the Washington Department of Ecology $203,360, a very good deal according to the Public Works Director.
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Maintenance is a crucial activity to the success of restoration and mitigation associated with capital improvement projects. Approximately, 100-acres of restoration and maintenance sites are distributed around the City. Below, are a few:
- Conrad Olsen Park
- Confluence of Evans and Bear creeks
- Farrel McWhiterPark planting
- Mackey creek rehab.
- Lower Bear Creek
- Bear Creek at Keller Farm
- Sammamish River Riparian & Bear Creek.
- Sammamish River upland
- Riverwalk
- Willows Business Center stream daylighting
- Various Peters Creek work
A detailed mapping of all the maintenance and restoration sites is HERE.
Maintenance of restoration sites involves control of invasive weeds, litter patrol, replacement planting, and other activities important to overall project success. This regular site maintenance enhances already completed projects, building on the initial investment, as well as improving the aesthetics of sites.
WCC members are typically college-age students learning restoration techniques and gaining job skills. A crew consists of six staff that work a 40-hour work week, for 41 weeks, primarily managing noxious weeds and installing replacement plantings at City capital improvement projects.
In addition, the crew helps with volunteer events, native tree planting, habitat assessment, small stream maintenance projects, site monitoring, and de-fishing stream projects.
-- Posted by Bob Yoder, 10/2/2022
Source: Public Works Council Committee of the Whole, 10/2/4/2022
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