How to Get the Salmon Friendly: Bear Creek Basin / Soos Creek Watershed GSI Program
Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group · Bear Creek Basin and Soos Creek Watershed, King County, WA
What you get
Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group, funded by King County Wastewater Treatment Division and the King County Flood Control District, fully covers installation of rain gardens up to 150 square feet and cisterns up to 835 gallons at no cost to residential homeowners in the Bear Creek Basin or Soos Creek Watershed. Larger projects are covered up to those limits, with the homeowner paying any difference (Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group; last verified July 2026).
- Residential: Free installation (rain gardens up to 150 sq ft, cisterns up to 835 gallons)
Are you eligible?
- Be a Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group customer
- Property located in: Woodinville, Redmond, Sammamish, Auburn, Kent
- Residential property in the Bear Creek Basin or Soos Creek Watershed, King County
- Site visit request, followed by a 2 to 3 week qualification review
Before you start
Do not remove turf or begin work before you have written approval. This program requires pre-approval. Starting early can disqualify the project even if everything else is correct.
What applying usually looks like
A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.
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Apply and get written approval first
Submit your application to Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group and wait for written approval before you remove any turf or start work. Starting early is the most common reason a rebate is denied.
- 2
Do the conversion
Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.
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Submit your claim
After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Salmon Friendly: Bear Creek Basin / Soos Creek Watershed GSI Program
These are the steps this application actually takes. The Pollinator Patch app walks you through each one free, with reminders and a photo locker.
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Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group before you start.
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Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group and take before photos of the existing yard first.
- 3
Do the work
Complete the project, take before and after photos, and save every receipt.
- 4
Submit your application
Send Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group the completed application with your photos and receipts, then watch for the confirmation.
In the app
Track this rebate free in the Pollinator Patch app
Free step-by-step guidance for the Salmon Friendly: Bear Creek Basin / Soos Creek Watershed GSI Program, warnings before the mistakes that disqualify applications, and a photo locker that keeps your before and after photos, receipts, and notes together for the months a rebate takes.
Every program listed cites its official source, and each program page shows the date we last verified it against that source. Program details change throughout the year, so always confirm requirements, amounts, and eligibility directly with the program before starting work. Pollinator Patch is not affiliated with any rebate program and does not guarantee approval.
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