The North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC) used this funding to conduct beach surveys for surf smelt and sand lance spawning grounds from September 2001 to November 2004 in east Jefferson, north Mason, and west Kitsap counties using Moulton/Penttila protocols. With an emphasis on public participation and education, this study demonstrates the work that can be accomplished with the involvement of local volunteers and strong partnerships. Project goals included determining unknown spawning sites, involving the public in research, and providing educational activities, materials and lectures. NOSC locations where beach samples included more than one surf smelt or sand lance egg were provided to in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Priority Habitat and Species (PHS) Database. Surveys collected 2115 samples along 242 miles of beach. Sampling took place 1 to 4 times in varying years and seasons. Of the samples, 179 (8.5%) turned up multiple eggs of surf smelt and/or sand lance. These samples located 102 previously not-known spawning areas. This documentation creates protection for approximately 17 miles of beach because Washington State laws include provisions for “no net loss” of forage fish spawning grounds. Restoration recommendations by geographic area focus primarily on restoring sediment transport and hydrologic processes critical for viable forage fish spawning beaches. Surf smelt, Hypomesus pretiosis, and Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus, are fish critical as food for a variety of marine organisms. Both spawn in upper intertidal habitats that are often impacted by shoreline development. Protection of spawning habitat is vital to maintaining stable surf smelt and sand lance populations. Study partners included Jefferson County Marine Resource Committee, US Navy, Alki Salmon Team, and others.