WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:05.990 Hi , 00:05.990 --> 00:08.157 I'm at Ridgeway . I'm a biologist with 00:08.157 --> 00:10.379 Arafat Northwest Regional Office . Hi , 00:10.379 --> 00:12.546 I'm jesse rains and I'm a biologist in 00:12.546 --> 00:14.768 the NBK Operations group working on the 00:14.768 --> 00:17.450 cat tail restoration project . The 00:17.450 --> 00:19.672 Cattail lake monitoring and restoration 00:19.672 --> 00:22.540 project began in 2012 . Cattail lake 00:22.540 --> 00:24.151 was drained and a bridge was 00:24.151 --> 00:26.484 constructed over the mouth of the creek , 00:26.484 --> 00:28.429 which restored title flow into the 00:28.429 --> 00:30.790 basin . Over 13 acres of shrub and 00:30.790 --> 00:33.370 forested wetlands and 3000 linear feet 00:33.380 --> 00:35.269 of flowing streams and salt marsh 00:35.269 --> 00:38.300 habitat have been reestablished Since 00:38.300 --> 00:40.700 2013 . The Navy has planted over 90,000 00:40.700 --> 00:42.930 shrubs and trees of more than 15 00:42.930 --> 00:45.840 species . The most recent restoration 00:45.840 --> 00:48.180 effort included planting 9000 trees , 00:48.240 --> 00:50.240 which helps increase the vegetative 00:50.240 --> 00:52.240 diversity throughout the system . A 00:52.240 --> 00:54.351 long term goal of this planting is to 00:54.351 --> 00:56.407 increase forested conditions , which 00:56.407 --> 00:58.462 shades out and reduces invasive reed 00:58.462 --> 01:00.760 canary grass . The cat tail basin has 01:00.760 --> 01:02.649 extensive beaver activity , which 01:02.649 --> 01:04.704 affects the vegetation and hydrology 01:04.704 --> 01:07.020 significantly . Beavers chew down many 01:07.020 --> 01:09.230 trees for food , shelter and building 01:09.230 --> 01:11.740 many dams along the streams . Beavers 01:11.740 --> 01:13.684 move a lot of mud and vegetation , 01:13.684 --> 01:15.851 creating channels and ponds throughout 01:15.851 --> 01:18.210 the basin . These ecological engineers 01:18.210 --> 01:20.432 are forming critical refuge and feeding 01:20.432 --> 01:22.620 habitats for salmon , birds , mammals 01:22.630 --> 01:25.520 and many other species . The 01:25.520 --> 01:27.464 restoration efforts have increased 01:27.464 --> 01:29.464 habitat diversity in cattle basin . 01:29.470 --> 01:31.637 Wildlife observed include top predator 01:31.637 --> 01:33.803 species such as mountain lions , bears 01:33.803 --> 01:35.803 and river otters , along with other 01:35.803 --> 01:37.970 small mammals , amphibians , birds and 01:37.970 --> 01:39.803 cutthroat trap the nutrients and 01:39.803 --> 01:41.803 sediment that flow out . Hood Canal 01:41.803 --> 01:43.970 support fish and wildlife species that 01:43.970 --> 01:46.303 use fresh water and intertidal habitats , 01:46.303 --> 01:48.248 which are limited and priority for 01:48.248 --> 01:50.137 recovery in Hood Canal Naval Base 01:50.137 --> 01:52.192 Kitsap app is dedicating 10 years to 01:52.192 --> 01:54.137 the capital base in monitoring and 01:54.137 --> 01:55.692 restoration project , which 01:55.692 --> 01:57.803 demonstrates the Navy's commitment to 01:57.803 --> 01:59.470 our environmental stewardship 01:59.470 --> 02:00.080 responsibility .