AKA: Swinomish Coastal Adaptation
Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)
Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman
Affiliate Investigator(s): Courtney Granier, Julie Barber - Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Fisheries
Information Specialist(s): Nathan vanArendonk
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Transects, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Imagery: Video, Imagery: Photo
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Gather beach profile elevation and composition data and wave runup time-series data for boundary condition and validation of models evaluating exposure to coastal hazards and potential mitigation effects of clam garden restoration.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Bellingham, WA
End Port/Location: Bellingham, WA
Start Date: 2021-07-09
End Date: 2023-09-30
Equipment Used: Trimble R7 , Structure from Motion - hand-held, video
Information to be Derived: RTK-GPS elevation, substrate cover imagery, wave runup time-series photographs and video
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Beach elevation profiles were surveyed. Imagery collected to be used for wave run-up analysis.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: This activity will be comprised of several 1-day trips over the next two years to repeat surveys and capture beach change in response to construction of clam garden and storm events.
Location:
Kiket Island, Swinomish Reservation, Skagit County WA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.43284539 | South: 48.22833213 | West: -122.65686035 | East: -122.31628418 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimble R7 | --- | Benchmarks LIDAR Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Structure from Motion - hand-held | --- | Photo | |
| video | --- | Video |
