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<br /> <br />O endment Agreement DescriptS <br />Project Sponsor City of Tukwila Project Number 06 2199 A <br />Project Title Duwamish Gardens Amendment Number. 2 <br />Agreement Description <br />The City of Tukwila proposes the purchase of 2 16 acres of property adjacent to the right bank of the Duwamish River <br />immediately downstream of river mile 7 The site is in the high priority "transition zone" between fresh and salt water and <br />will, in the future be restored for salmonid habitat. The site is important because this reach of the estuary provides the <br />appropriate range of salinities for juvenile Chinook to transition to salt water Off channel and shallow water habitats in <br />this stretch of the Duwamish will provide opportunities for juvenile fish to move out of the main channel to habitats where <br />they can feed and rear Longer residence times in the estuary allow for larger healthier smolts prior to ocean migration <br />The property is among the largest remaining pieces of under developed sites for habitat restoration remaining in the <br />Duwamish corridor Located in the midst of several other restoration sites the property will provide an important habitat <br />and open space link. <br />The property until recently operated as a family farm known as "Duwamish Gardens" is flat with a bank of <br />approximately 20 feet to the Duwamish River with approximately 500 feet of river frontage Structures on the property <br />include two houses a barn and three outbuildings A large sign posted on the property advertises its availability "for <br />Sale or Lease" The threat that the property may be lost for restoration purposes is significant, so there is some urgency <br />to the purchase <br />AAGREEDSC.RPT September 9 2008 Page 1 <br />