This project will revegetate the banks of Woodland Creek between mile 4.8 and 5.1 up to 100 feet on either side of the creek. This stretch of the creek was once pasture, and as a result had its vegetation almost completely removed down to the creek edge. The property has been converted to the Woodland Creek Community Park, a passive-use park owned by the City of Lacey. Chinook, Chum, Coho and Cutthroat are known to spawn in Woodland Creek up to Draham Rd. at mile 2.8. Coho and Cutthroat also spawn between mile 2.8 and mile 4.2 at Lake Lois. Salmonids historically were found all the way to Pattison Lake eight miles into the system. Woodland Creek is fed by a spring at mile 3.5, but frequently goes dry in the summer and into the fall between mile 3.5 at Martin Way and mile 5, just past the outlet of Long Lake. Woodland Creek is a 303(d) listed stream for flow, temperature, bacteria and turbidity. Revegetation of the riparian area should address all four of these problems by helping retain rainwater, provide shade to the creek, discourage the large flocks of geese which frequent the fields adjacent to the creek, and stabilize the banks. The project proposal was reviewed and the need supported by biologists from the Squaxin Island Tribe. The project was also ranked through a process of the SW ESU Thurston County subgroup. The first planting will happen in May, 1999. Construction of an irrigation system will occur in June 1999. A second planting will occur in Oct. 1999.