The Skookumchuck River sub-basin has degraded watershed processes and multiple limiting factors for aquatic species. These include reduced sediment and wood delivery from the upper watershed because of Skookumchuck Dam, limited channel structure and habitat diversity, limited floodplain connectivity, and poor to moderate riparian condition and function.  To address these degraded processes, several restoration actions are proposed that will promote the long-term function of natural processes and also provide immediate habitat benefits:  Install engineered wood structures in the river  Remove bank armoring and reduce other impediments to geomorphic process  Excavate pilot side channels Manage invasive species  Native riparian forest/shrub plantings to restore forest in existing fields and enhance conifer succession in areas of existing deciduous forest Removing bank armoring and other impediments will allow the channel to migrate into former floodplain habitats, while in-channel structures will form diverse in-channel habitats immediately and promote floodplain connectivity. The long-term restoration of riparian forest over a wide extent of the floodplain will allow the river to form and sustain a diverse array of habitats over the long-term.