Northshore Community Nearshore Restoration Program (CNRP) covers the immediate shoreline and uplands along the Hood Canal from Bald Point/Tahuya to Union River.

This project was designed to identify areas within marine nearshore and estuary habitats, or areas that would directly affect natural processes of the marine nearshore and estuary, that if restored would provide high levels of benefits and use to salmonids, as well as other marine organisms; while also identifying such areas that have an organized waterfront communities that would be receptive to working with this project.

An Advisory Committee was formed of 17 people (four local residents and 10 organizations represented).

Advisory Committee outcomes:
4 planning meetings/educational forums
1 public educational workshop
4 public educational beach walks
27 potential restoration/site improvement projects identified

Other results:
Program participants were able to understand how it is to live on the shoreline and how the nearshore process affects their lives. The outcome of the presentation included several of the shoreline homeowner committee members requesting a similar presentation be given to their community group and neighbors. The committee members offered to help recruit participants to the first workshop by distributing flyers to neighbors, man a booth at Tahuya Days, present the program to the Tahuya Community Club, Kwanis Club, Lower Hood Canal Implementation Committee, North Mason Chamber, and shellfish growers committee. The local paper agreed to do a feature story on the program. One committee member developed and implemented a soft shore alternative bulkhead project on his property and has offered to present his experience and the location for field trips.

Thirteen Northshore participants have been trained as ambassadors for CNRP. They have given testimonies of the program at meetings and community events. An email list of participants interested in keeping in touch with Hood Canal environmental news is active. The two projects at Lynch Cove Community Park were completed in September, 2004 where the community group helped with applications and permit processes. The community is now seeking funds to restore native vegetation within the same park. Two Northshore workshop participants have organized two beach education events for the Dewatto program.