Residential Development
Salmon-Safe standards for residential development are a guide for site developers, designers, and land managers interested in developing large-scale residential communities that demonstrate environmental stewardship by minimizing the impacts of development on sensitive aquatic and upland resources, and enhancing salmon habitat. These development standards are the most recent effort by Salmon-Safe to promote development that emphasizes landscape-level conservation and protection of biological diversity.
Download the Salmon-Safe Residential Development Standards.
An interdisciplinary evaluation team of qualified experts is assigned to the project certification candidate to work with the development team during each stage of the design development process. This team is "on-call" for the life of the project to work with the client in navigating standards and performance requirements. The Evaluation Team can evaluate project decisions and provide consultation at key points throughout the development process, minimizing project design costs by providing recommendations before project decisions are final.
Even after a project is certified, Salmon-Safe ensures the long-term environmental performance of certified sites through an annual verification process. Salmon-Safe reviews landscape management practices, habitat restoration progress, facility performance, and other program elements to make sure the project is functioning as designed.
Interested in participating in Salmon-Safe as a pilot residential development site?
To find out more about the Salmon-Safe certification process, please contact:
- For Puget Sound inquiries, contact Stewardship Partners
- For Oregon and California inquiries, and any other questions about certification, contact Salmon-Safe
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