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SeattleCityLightEnvironmentReport20133ProtectingandRestoringFishandWildlifeHabitatSince2008CityLighthasacquired1904acresofwildlifehabitatexpandingthelandsintheSkagitRiverHydroelectricProjectWildlifeMigaonProgramtoatotalof10229acres.Theselandsprovidecricalhabitatforawiderangeofanimals.Someofthenewlyacquiredacreagehashighqualityold-growthconiferforest.CityLightalsoacquired768acresintheSkagitandToltriverdrainagesspecicallytoprotecthabitatforthreatenedandendangeredsh.Theulitynowowns2700acresofkeyspawningandrearinghabitatforChinooksalmonsteelheadandbulltrout.CombinedwithwildlifehabitatparcelsCityLightnowprotectsatotalof12929acresofland.IndegradedareasCityLightrounelyworkswithfederalandstateagenciestribesandenvironmentalnonprotstorestoreandimproveshandwildlifehabitat.Theulityremovesunnecessaryroadscontrolsweedsplantstreesshrubsandgrassesandrepairsdamagefrompublicaccess.RecentrestoraonacviesconductedincollaboraonwithagenciesandtribesincludeRemovinganoldleveefromalongIllabotCreeknearitsconuencewiththeSkagitRivertoimprovesalmonspawninghabitat.ReplanngeldswithtreestorecreateforestedwetlandhabitatnearSavageSlough.ToltRiverrestorationareaIn2011CityLightreceivedanawardfromtheAmericanFisheriesSocietyforriparianhabitatrestorationworkalongtheToltRiver.Thisprojectwasaccomplishedwithseveralpartnersandinvolvedrelocatingleveestoreconnect55acresattheoodplainconuenceoftheToltandSnoqualmierivers.RemovinganoxiousweedJapaneseknotweedfromriparianhabitatalongtheSkagitRiver.RemovingtwonoxiousweedspurpleloosestrifeandyellowirisfromBoundaryreservoirshorelines.ImprovingelkforagehabitatalongtheupperSkagitRivernearRockport.SeattleCityLightisaninvaluableconservationpartnerforSkagitLandTrust.ForyearsthetrustandCityLighthavecooperatedcloselytoprotectcriticalsalmonhabitatalongtheSkagitRiverandmajortributaries.MollyDoranExecutiveDirectorSkagitLandTrust