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Home My WebLink AboutPacket Water Work Session Feb 15 2022Whatcom County Council Water Work Session COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:30 AM Virtual Meeting VIRTUAL MEETING - VIEW ONLINE COUNCILMEMBERS Barry Buchanan Tyler Byrd Todd Donovan Ben Elenbaas Carol Frazey Kaylee Galloway Kathy Kershner CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C. Council Water Work Session Meeting Agenda February 15, 2022 Call To Order Roll Call Announcements Individuals who require special assistance to participate in the Council's meetings are asked to contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010 at least 96 hours in advance. Water Resources Update Proposed Stewart Mountain Acquisition Overview of Salmon Recovery Plan Update Discussion with WRIA 1 Planning Unit Other Business Adjournment Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 21912024 WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT JON HUTCHINGS Director MEMORANDUM NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 778-6230 FAX: (360) 778-6231 www. whatcomcounty. us TO: The Honorable Satpal Singh Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive, and Honorable Members of the Whatcom County Council THROUGH: Jon Hutchings, Director FROM: Gary S. Stoyka, Natural Resources Program Manager DATE: February 8, 2022 RE: February 15, 2022 Council Water Work Session Please refer to the proposed agenda below for the next Water Work Session. Additional supporting documents may be distributed at or before the meeting. AGENDA Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Place: Virtual Meeting. For instructions on how to watch or participate in this meeting, please visit us at www.whatcomcounty.us/ioinvirtualcouncil or contact the Council Office at 360.778.5010. View meeting schedules, agendas, minutes, videos, and archives at www.whatcom.Iegistar.com. Time Topic Council Action Background Information Requested Attached 10:30 AM — Water Resources Update Informational None 10:45 AM 10:45 AM — Proposed Stewart Mountain Acquisition Informational None 11:15 AM 11:15 AM — Overview of Salmon Recovery Plan Update Informational None 11:45 AM 11:45 AM — Discussion with WRIA 1 Planning Unit Discussion None 12:00 PM If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (360) 778-6218. cc: Dana Brown -Davis Erika Douglas Cathy Craver Roland Middleton Mike McFarlane Kristi Felbinger John Thompson Beth Bushaw Mark Personius Aneka Sweeney Jill Nixon Paula Harris Jim Karcher Josh Fleischmann Chris Elder Jennifer Schneider Lonni Cummings Atina Casas Tyler Schroeder Karen Frakes Kraig Olason Doug Ranney Sue Sullivan 'MA MMLA 0 LTA [*I I 10 1 vi '0l►1�I►�ito] ►11 \'d me] MW Whatcom County Water Work Session February 15, 2022 Acme "alle�r Reach 1 ' RM 0-14: Floodplain N o l it Hu'.chinson` J �4 Skookum Edfro Cavanaugh e r.t i�G Reach 2 RM 14.3-18.5: C any ons Reach R TI:�-zs.4: Co Spawning + Reac h 13 rea ks Tributary South Fork N ooksack River C3 Qualitative Assessment S ubbasins U pier` South Fork" J � � Reach 5 RN r 31: Forest Service Plumbago I Iowa rd Rear-h Beer r RM 75 A-31: _ Confined Reaches Lard Use in South Fork Subbasins M conservation Lands Forestry MFederal Lands Agricultural + Gualilative Assessment Reach 9reaks R * Reach Breaks 2040 Medium Scenario 0 20-2VC 0 21-22°C 0 22-23°C 0 23-24°C 0 24-25°C 0 25-26°C 0 26-27°C Precipitation Zones L�-- Highland Snow -dominated � )vW"Upper �-- FoFo k` CISouth ) b QEdfro Cavanaugh PP7 -keachO .0 0 0 aReach 0 Howard Plumbago 0 $ Deer C) O'D C)()000000OC Reach 3 0-1000 C) 0 (F Reach 4 Z JI, 3 Is tL. 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Restoration of hydrologic processes that increase the amount and magnitude of upland water storage and that reduce the rate of transport therefore have potential benefits on increasing the contributions to streamflow later in the dry low -flow season. -Watershed Conservation Planning for South Fork Nooksack River, WA (report) — May 16, 2017 pOKSACk 'D /A N Natural Systems Design Ll Briefplanning history o Stewart Mountain Identified as a Strearnflow Restoration Project under ESSB 6091 watershed planning process - Project #21 Identified as the highest ranked project in the Phase I Regional Water Supply Planning process Stewart Mountains Community Foreist Y y Bellinghiam,-WAAN fi VAR iT4 04'0.. s. i South Fork Nooksack River Valley rx C deft�a�l 5 j 5` - v N _ 1 f ANLaid J C. Zak oc maim n �5 pit . _ What is a ""? community forest Acommunity forest is a term used around the country that typically means: • Locally owned • Managed to benefit the localcommunity • Balance multiple benefits/uses • Active forest management Community forests nearby Canyon Lake Community Forest 0 https://www.whatcomcounty.us/3581/Canyon-Lake-Community-Forest Anacortes Community Forest Lands 0 httns://www.citvofanacortes.ora/517/Community-Forest-Lands-ACFL Teanaway Community Forest 0 https://www.dnr.wa.gov/Teanaway Stewart Mountain Community Forest • Partners to date: o Nooksack Tribe, Whatcom County, Whatcom Land Trust, Evergreen Land Trust • Main objectives: 1) Enhance watershed resilience to climate change 2) Support local forestry jobs and industry 3) Mitigate natural hazards (wildfire, landslides, etc.) 4) Expand public access for recreation and education Stewart Mountain Community Forest • Technical assistance secured from National Park Service • Providing community engagement planning support www.stewartmountaincf.org Funding opportunities • Stream flow Restoration Grant Application submitted - $5.5 million • Recreation and Conservation Office Community Forest Program —Application due May 2022 • Puget Sound Acquisition &Restoration Large Cap Fund — Application due Apri12022 • Funding associated with request to Governor re:2021 South Fork Chinook Mortality Event • Conservation Futures Fund Looking Forward • Pursue funding • Expand community engagement • Develop governance and ownership model • Develop Forest Management Plan • Acquire in phases • Implement forest management plan • Monitor impacts/benefits to stream flow, forest health, carbon, etc. Questions? Stewart Mountains Community Foreist Y y Bellinghiam,-WAAN fi VAR iT4 04'0.. s. i South Fork Nooksack River Valley rx C John N.Thompson Whatcom County Public Works Whatcom County Council - Water Work Session February 15, 2022 (adapted from presentations developed byTreva Coe, Nooksock Natural and Cultural Resources and Kelley Turner, Lummi Natural Resources. WRIA I SALMON RECOVERY PLAN WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board Primary Functions1 Salmon Recovery Plan Watershed Management Plan Ecosystem Recovery (1-I0) Work Plan Implementation under WRIA 1 Inter -local Agreement Framework2 Strategy #1 Coordination and Administration i Strategy#2 Strategy #3 Strategy #4 Strategy #5 Strategy #6 ; gY gY gy gY Strategy #7 Groundwater Regional Water Drainage Based Salmon Recovery Watershed Plan Hatcheries ! Model Supply Plan Management Plan Plan Actions Actions ! i ; i i i i i i i Strategy #8 Monitoring/Data Management ! ti Strategy #9 Ecosystem Recovery Plan Updates 'The primary functions of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board are described in the December 2016 Interlocal Agreement 2The implementation diagram has been updated to include Hatcheries as Strategy 7 as part of the June 2021 approved WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board update to the 201E-2023 Implementation Strategy. 2005 WRIA I SALMONID RECOVERY PLAN & RESTORATION STRATEGIES Identifies actions necessary to recover WRIA I salmonid populations, especially listed species. Outlines the framework for implementing recommended actions that have been agreed to by local, state, tribal, and federal governments and stakeholders in WRIA 1. Approved by NOAA Incorporated as a chapter into the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan Complete Technical Memos Update Plan KEY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS What is status and trend of Chinook? What factors most limit Nooksack Chinook? What have we done to recover Chinook? How effective are our actions? What do we need to do differently? PSP CHAPTER UPDATE FUNDING: FALL 2019 PSP identified specific elements for Chapter Updates Considerable overlap with ongoing work WRIA I requested and was selected for funding Emphasis on Early Chinook Interim Work product was delivered 9/30/21 Met PSP deliverables Salmon Staff Team identified next steps to complete plan update Draft Abbreviated Technical Memos Interim Work Product for PSP Deliverable Final Chapter Update -I 0-yr Implementation Plan -Funding Strategy Salmon Staff Team Review Review Review Mgmt Team/ WMB Presen- tations Approve Approve Public Review Review WRIA I SALMON RECOVERY PLAN FULL CHAPTER UPDATE ELEMENTS: Introduction Changes Since 2005 i. Human Population ii. Land Cover and Land Use iii. Regulatory Environment iv. Climate Change V. Implementation Status and Effectiveness of I 0-Year Actions vi. Harvest & Hatchery Nooksack early Chinook Status and Trends 8. Chinook Limiting Habitat Factors 9. Indicators PSP Common Indicators Habitat Status and Trends Indicators Develop and Update Goals Chinook Population Goals Habitat Goals Harvest & Hatchery Goals Recovery Strategies and Actions and Prioritization Habitat Strategies Harvest & Hatchery Strategies Funding Strategy Adaptive Management Process 10-Year Implementation Plan 3 0 5 WRIA I SALMON RECOVERY PLAN INTERIM WORK PRODUCT: RECOMMENDED KEY ELEMENTS: Introduction Changes Since 2005 i Human Population ii. Land Cover and Land Use iii. Regulatory Environment iv. Climate Change Implementation Status and Effectiveness of I 0-Year Actions vi. Harvest & Hatchery Develop and Update Goals �. Chinook Popul tion Goals ii. Habitat Goals iii. Harvest & Hatchery Goals 7 Recovery Strategies and Actions and Prioritization Habitat Strategies ii. Harvest & Hatchery Strategies Nooksack early Chinook Status and Trends 8. Chinook Limiting Habitat Factors Indicators i PSP Common Indicators Habitat Indicators Funding Strategy Adaptive Management Process 10-Year Implementation Plan SUMMARY ELEMENT: STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF 2005 SRP 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN Table I: Implementation status and effectiveness by action Table 2: Implementation status by task Table I . Implementation status and effectiveness by Action (excerpt) Implementation Status N Effectiveness Serious Slow Not Partially Action # Action On Plan Completed Unknown Effective Constraints Progress Effective Effective Restore anadromous fish passage: MF Diversion Dam #1 Restore anadromous fish passage: Canyon Creek Habitat restoration in the Forks, mainstem, and major early Chinook tributaries: Restoration Projects #2 Habitat restoration in the Forks, mainstem, and major early Chinook tributaries: CREP Program and Forestland Management Table 2. Implementation status by task (excerpt) Action Task iStatus Finalize feasibility and begin plans and specifications for Middle Fork I passage project Complete IRestore chinook fish passage: Acquire funding to implement Middle Fork passage project Complete Initiate permitting for Middle Fork passage project Complete Restore at MF Implementation of Middle Fork passage project Complete Diversion Dam Release chinook fry above diversion dam to seed habitat Planned Evaluate effectiveness of releases in reseeding habitat Planned Acquire funding to implement alternative kokanee program Complete Evaluate anadromous fish passage at bedrock constriction, produce alternatives and feasibility design, and implement interim measures. Complete Restore chinook fish passage: Acquire funding, initiate permitting, complete final designs, and Canyon Creek RM 0.3 barrier implement preferred fish passage alternative. Complete Develop and implement a Canyon Creek restoration plan to promote recovery of habitat functions. Complete SUMMARY ELEMENT: CHINOOK STATUS AND TRENDS Tables/graphs of Chinook population status/trends EXAMPLE TABLE: N F/M F NOO KSAC K EARLY CHINOOK ESCAPEMENT NOR 4000 NOR (in 5F) ® NOR 35D0 PTIJ NOR (in SF) 3000 2500 -Mean; Total ___±SD JMR30mfi. 199920002D012D0220D3200420052006200720082D09201020112012201320142015201620172018 Year SUMMARY ELEMENT: LIMITING FACTORS Limiting Factors Table Importance based on 2005 Plan Trends for land use, restoration, climate Additional concerns identified since 2005 Plan LIMITING FACTORS TABLE Channel Stability Habitat diversity Temperature Sediment Load obstructions Flow Key z Other Habitat Concerns Impact a 5 5 Impact 5 70 a Impact a 5 5 e Impact a 5 e Impact a 5 5 e Impact To $ Fo z mpact 2 V y � U Lower 3 North Fork upper Tries' OF OF y i 1 + y OF OF y ■ 00 y 4 3 + 4 - ' y ■ Lower +p +p y . +p +p y +r y ■ y y Middle Fork upper T;• y Ir y 5 Lower fi * y .� y+ y ■ T y ■ y y ■ South Fork upper * s y +h y 9 opop y ■ fi +� y y _. Tri bsl y a y ■ y a ? �> y Lower ■ y * a y Mainstem upper Tribse y9ru y y Estuary +� +� +� +� y ■ Bellingham 0 444 Sea level Bey Nearshore Other WRIA rise/ Coastal11 1 0 43i Neamhom squeeze Offshore Marine Marine Survival'2 LIMITING FACTORS TABLE: CLOSE-UP Chan Impact North Fork Louver Upper Tribs' Middle Fork Louver upper Tribs' South Fork Louver 6 Upper rribs' Mainstem Lower Upper Tribs Estuary Nearshore Bellingham Bay Other WRIA 1 Nearshore Offshore Marine porta nce Trend M L/M Positive effect No or neglible effecl Negative effect Channel Stability Impact 24 j North Fork Lower upper T10 Tribs, �Ot 40 ? � y Middle Fork Lower op opy y upper 744 o Tri bsi 1 y y o South Fork Lower 1 L,ppef 5 1 0 J Sea level rise/ Coastal ri squeeze Tri bs' Marine iz Survival ffl SUMMARY ELEMENT: NOOKSACK EARLY CHINOOK GOALS 2005 Chinook Recovery Goals CHI NOOK RECOVERY GOALS Spawner A bun -lance ou tntigant smolt Abmidmtc e Low Productivit H iglt Low H iglt Population IPro-duc tiv ity. PrDductivity Prc)ducti itv lt� Planning P1aiiiii ng 7.ugets for Al}und.mc a (pro duc tivit4" ill Range par-entheses) Abundance South Fork Nooksack Early 91, - 13 (1_0) q.,(1.0) 1 2r (3_3) 1 410POI 2W, Chinook North Fork/MiddI Fork Early 1 3 14r (1.0)1 3r (3.1) ' 6;10 of 410 , Nooksack Chinook SUMMARY ELEMENT: HABITAT GOALS AND INDICATORS Priority Indicators Table 1. Desired Future Conditions for priority indicators Table 2. Numerical 50-year goals for priority indicators 10-Year Implementation targets:Achieve 20% of lift needed to meet 50-year goals HABITAT GOALS: DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONS (2071) Tab1e7, Desired future Condition for Salmon Rccovcry Limiting Factor Habitat Attribute Indicator Desired Future Condition (2071) Miles of mainstem habitat 100% of mainstem chinook habitat unimpeded Migration Miles of natal chinook tributary 90% of chinook tributary unimpeded Access Obstructions habitat Key -sized piece count Greater than 1.3 naturally sourced key pieces per 100m of Woody Debris Density channel length Primary pool count Pool spacing meeting reference conditions based on channel Channel Quantity of Pools size, gradient and confinement Conditions Deep, wood -formed pool count More than 70% of target pool count formed by wood and more Quality of Pools than 1 meter deep. Edge Habitat Natural edge length More than 90% natural edge types 5-year floodplain connectivity More than 75% of the 5-year floodplain of the mainstem Nooksack reaches undeveloped Hydromodifications Length of riprap and levee No numeric target- reduction in hydromodification length to meet related habitat goals. Channel migration zone area 100% of the equivalent historic migration area (1880s-1998) in Floodplain Conditions Channel Migration the mainstem and forks is accessible for channel migration. Forest island count More than 75% of maximum historic (1933-1998) forest island count in unconfined reaches Side Channels Side channel length Side channel length is more than 30% of the main channel length in anastomosing channel areas. Riparian forest area More than 70% of the historic migration area and 300 ft buffer Riparian Mainstem Riparian forested Riparian stand age More than 80% of riparian area in a natural conditions state Conditions Buffer Width and Composition (40% older than 25 years and 10% older than 75 years) HABITAT GOALS: NUMERICAL GOALS :..,IL _'- ti-11--1L : ir:Ll l L :nf { Pk,::I< \[ I11L ', in' l .ii i.rc 1)c > _ c. [ i_u:iI i r.< 1 tialri tZ.: r, (.1 Attribute 2005 Goal 2021 50-year Goal No barriers, or existing obstructions allow full upstream 17.4 miles of mainstem habitat, Migration Obstructions and downstream passage 26.2 miles of tributary Y habitat LWD (>10cm diameter, >2m length) density targets 1,753 key -sized pieces (>9m3) of wood Wood Debris Density related to channel width. Quantity of Pools Pools frequency targets related to channel width 822 primary pools Quality of Pools Pools >1m deep with good cover and cool water 577 high quality pools Edge Habitat N/A 285 miles of natural edges Stream is fully connected to the floodplain although very No numeric value- hydromodifications are not limiting Hydromodifications minor structures may exist that do not result in flow other habitat goals restriction or constriction. 10,472 acres of historic channel area connected Channel Migration N/A 145 forest islands and Side channels and N/A 57,995 feet of side channel in forest islands lower Middle and North forks and Upper Mainstem areas 9,360 acres of undeveloped 5-year floodplain in the Off -channel areas are frequently hydrologically linked to mainstem, Floodplain Connectivity main channel; overbank flows occur and maintain modeling needed to determine area in the lower forks. wetland functions, riparian vegetation and succession. >150 ft or site potential tree height (whichever is greater) 10,066 acres of riparian forest with Riparian Buffer Width and >70% o mature conifer (unless hardwoods were 3,221 acres older than 25 years and 805 acres older and Composition historically dominant) than 75 years. SUMMARY ELEMENT: TIERED MATRIX OF STRATEGIES Matrix of tiered strategies (2 Tiers) Tier Addresses Limiting Factors Addresses geographic priorities Build resilience for future Local influence Tier 2 High priority May have less of a direct benefit on early Chinook May be programs managed at state or national level (i.e. we don't control locally) STRATEGY TIERING MATRIX: EXCERPT Project Strategies Program and Crass -Cutting Strategies Areas that are either (1) Ability of high protection priority and local Addresses key early chinook at risk of degradation; or (2) Build resilience for the Category Strategy Applicable Area Tier limiting factors high restoration priority and future actions to where landowner positively 00 willingness is most limiting influence Restore freshwater Mainstem, Forks, and early Yes - directly addresses Habitat salmon habitats: Focus Chinook tribs where 1 Diversity, Channel Stability; N/A Restores habitat -forming High limiting factors have been indirectly addresses processes areas identified Temperature, Sediment Load Acquire land for salmon Historic migration zone Protects land and habitat habitat protection and plus 300ft: the Nooksack 1 Can support restoration that Yes function into perpetuity; High restoration: Focus areas River, lower Forks, and addresses key limiting factors supports restoration of Estuary habitat -forming processes Mainstem, North and Yes - indirectly addresses Reconnect and restore South Forks, Lower Middle 1 Channel Stability, Habitat N/A Restores habitat -farming High floodplains: Focus areas Fork Diversity, Sediment Load processes In and within 300 feet of Yes -indirectly addresses Projects Restore riparian areas: historic migration area of 1 Channel Stability, Habitat N/A Restores habitat -forming High Focus areas Nooksack River, Forks, and Diversity, Temperature processes Estuary Restore and maintain Early Chinook natal Improves resilience by anadromous fish passage streams increasing spatial structure High and diversity South Fork Nooksack River Restore stream flows to and tributaries to the support salmon South Fork; lower Middle 1 Yes -directly addresses Flow N/A Offsets decline in stream High populations and habitats Fork; Mainstem Nooksack flows with climate change Focus areas River and associated floodplain channels STRATEGY TIERING MATRIX: CLOSE UP Areas that are either (1) high protection priority and Addresses key early chinook at risk of degradation; or (2) Strategy Applicable Area Tier limiting factors high restoration priority and where landowner willingness is most limiting Restore freshwater Mainstem, Forks, and early Yes - directly addresses Habitat salmon habitats: Focus Chinook tribs where 1 Diversity, Channel Stability; limiting factors have been indirectly addresses areas identified Temperature, Sediment Load Restore freshwater Freshwater early Chinook salmon habitats: ether habitat in Nooksack River 2 No N/A watershed outside Tier 1 areas area SUMMARY ELEMENT: ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROCESS Adaptive Management ViInook Status and Trends Implemenimion Status LMonitaring Monitoring rs Crinook population viability imprpving at a sufficient pact? Y N Legand Are we meeting imple rnentation mllestanes� Y N M I As directed by"! Summanze WRIA 1 €hallerrges Waiershed TO Management ilnplr:mgntativn Bt1arA And develop recommendations to ad4re5stherrl UpAate In brnefranle �Incgrp4rpt9 i[t 2M to addrPLI ehelleltscs Update Impaementatlon Plan *LW.brotr Arrnmplkhm..W ConVhue WnrkAs Needali ? hfOnogem.nr Question ' Anglyvf APArc;LKh GAe en = SOOrnne Ruff Actow ahie = WMA J 14tnnnxcmenr feam Ammm OM1rnge= WRZAS WorerjhedMCIMC emerx8nord; Nalbital Sxaxus anc Trends Monitoring Are we on pace to or did we meet 1p-Veer Irnplerrzenzazlon zar�ers# Y N SArategy Ettecaveness { Monitoring Are srratcgies efferrive art rF1miflg goals f Y fl InteuKed ana►j-%B to determine causes, reco m meald adaptation ------------f------- -------f----------I----------P kc; Npt-ripr ' H aye our gaalg, sodapnlitital eontext or urtidetszanAillg of ChinooK limiting factors changed? H Y I � I i F Ilrtegratcd analysts To determine I inviting facwts, mcommend adaptation lncreasc Pxe. Update restaratan iJytlaxe, L2pga," rvstort an ImPk mcnt new S[Opf Qr ltrptug/ to improv■ impl�rnant n.W itrate6Y to I'l. poiip�s #nd implamer!RAb a #RIYWIM1!]i itrBE l!! neh%limitingfacto ri svauldlis Adapt Reftofatlan Strategy tlp4aze Sam an Recowery Plan NOV. New iofprn7vGOn - rnc?vdinp Me Nvoacsack Chinook Lift Cycle Motiff aA[tiri3de4i±fapedand aveRed --WOIJbifoM arpararedintoirrrrgrared anoNses "it beconvF awrlob e Brlef Sheet NG, August 11, 2021 Page 13 of 13 3 0 5 WRIA I SALMON RECOVERY PLAN INTERIM WORK PRODUCT: KEY ELEMENTS: Introduction Changes Since 2005 i Human Population ii. Land Cover and Land Use iii. Regulatory Environment iv. Climate Change Implementation Status and Effectiveness of I 0-Year Actions vi. Harvest & Hatchery Develop and Update Goals �. Chinook Popul tion Goals ii. Habitat Goals iii. Harvest & Hatchery Goals 7 Recovery Strategies and Actions and Prioritization Habitat Strategies ii. Harvest & Hatchery Strategies Nooksack early Chinook Status and Trends 8. Chinook Limiting Habitat Factors Indicators i PSP Common Indicators Habitat Indicators Funding Strategy Adaptive Management Process 10-Year Implementation Plan NEXT STEPS: DUNE 2022 UPDATE Finalize technical memos Prepare the draft update document Solicit public review, incorporate comments Develop implementation plan Finalize funding strategy WRIA I Watershed Management Board Approval QUESTIONS? I ti rs4f A South Fork Nooksack, August 2018 (Ian Smith)