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Redmond Public Works: 75 stream restoration projects completed across city
Summary
Tom Hardy of Redmond Public Works says the city has completed 75 restoration projects across roughly 60 miles of streams; the Washington Conservation Corps helps maintain about 100 acres of restored sites and plant native vegetation. The work is funded by the city's stormwater utility.
Tom Hardy, an environmental scientist on the City of Redmond Public Works Stormwater and Stream Team, said the city has completed 75 stream-restoration projects across about 60 miles of local streams and that the work is funded by Redmond's stormwater utility.
Hardy said the city coordinates restoration maintenance with a Washington Conservation Corps crew that maintains roughly 100 acres of completed projects and plants native vegetation around the city. He also said the Stormwater and Stream Team advocates for critical areas and reviews development proposals as part of its duties.
The projects and maintenance aim to preserve stream function and habitat; the work described in the city news bulletin is part of ongoing stormwater utility activities. City residents seeking more information were directed to the City of Redmond's news and project pages.
