Qwuloolt Estuary Restoration Project of the Tulalip Tribes - Great Blue Heron in Flight

Restoration Plan

Project Cost and Supporters

Restoration of the Qwuloolt, including all activities associated with stream and estuarine restoration, has cost $20.5 million to date. This project is made possible through the cooperation and financial support of Tulalip’s many partners including funds from tribal, local, county, state, and federal sources as well as private individuals and organizations.

Grant assistance for the project has come from:

  • US Army Corps of Engineers – Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Restoration Program
  • Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office – Salmon Recovery Funding Board, Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Natural Resources Damage Assessment, Open Rivers Initiative, Community-Based Habitat Restoration Program, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund
  • Washington Department of Ecology – Natural Resources Damage Assessment
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service – Natural Resources Damage Assessment, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service – Wetland Reserve Program
  • Tulalip – Tribal Fund
  • Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife – Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – Puget Sound Marine Conservation Program
  • Environmental Protection Agency – Nonpoint Source Program (Section 319 of CWA)
  • Puget Sound Partnership – Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund

Sources for Construction
x Percent Contribution

  • Corps- 544
  • NRCS- WRP
  • WRCO-SRFB, ALEA
  • TULALIP- Tribal Fund
  • NOAA-NRDA, ORI, CBHRP, PCSRF
  • WOFW-ESRP
  • WDOE-ARDA
  • NFWF
  • USFWS-ARDA, NCWG
  • EPA- 319
  • PSP- PSAR
Qwuloolt Estuary Restoration Project of the Tulalip Tribes - Cattails in a Breeze