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Background Information <br /> restoration opportunities and the associated habitat types can be found in the Marshland <br /> Subarea EIS. <br /> 2.2.2.2.1 Habitat Types <br /> Habitat types suitable for the subarea were determined by a number of factors including <br /> water depth and frequency of inundation, salinity, soil type, the ability to adapt to natural or <br /> human disturbances, and other factors. The Marshland subarea has been diked and in <br /> agricultural production for over 100 years. During this time it has been protected from daily <br /> tidal inundation but is still subject to periodic flooding. Typically, when land is diked and <br /> farmed for extensive periods of time, subsidence occurs. As a result, much of the area that <br /> could be restored to tidal inundation is relatively low, and is anticipated to initially be in a <br /> mudflat habitat type if no regrading to raise these areas occurs. <br /> The combination of daily tidal inundation and periodic flooding within tidally restored areas <br /> will change specific habitat types over time through sedimentation (raising of grades) and/or <br /> erosion (lowering of grades) and through the deposition of natural woody debris. In general, <br /> more sedimentation than erosion is anticipated in restored tidal areas because these areas are <br /> composed of off-channel habitat with relatively low water velocities as compared to the <br /> mainstem of the Snohomish River. The following is a list of the habitat types that are <br /> anticipated within tidal and non-tidal restoration areas: <br /> 1. Mudflat <br /> 2. Tidally-influenced Emergent Marsh <br /> 3. Riparian Floodplain Forest <br /> 4. Tributary Channels <br /> 5. Blind Tidal Channels/Dendritic Channels <br /> 6. Non-tidal Freshwater/Palustrine Marsh <br /> 7. Large woody debris <br /> 2.2.2.3 Public Access <br /> During the City of Everett's Shoreline Master Plan update from 1998 to 2001, participating <br /> citizens expressed great interest in shoreline access. This response prompted the <br /> development of a Shoreline Public Access Plan in 2003, which outlined public access <br /> proposals and implementation methods that would lead to a continuous trail system (with <br /> associated amenities) for Everett (City of Everett 2003). The Alternatives presented in the <br /> Draft Subarea Plan June 2009 <br /> Everett Marshland 22 070346-01 <br />