The HCSEG completed a watershed assessment and woody debris design project in 2009 for the Lower Tahuya River. Six reaches were identified and analyzed for condition and goals/objectives were developed for each reach. Additionally, multiple sites were selected within each reach for woody debris placement to meet those objectives, while each site was rated as to the level of function that would be restored. Origionally, Reach 6 was selected as the highest priority reach because it has undergone the most extensive widening and gravel aggradation. However, Reach 4, the lower storage reach, has undergone comparably extensive widening and gravel aggradation, and is where the majority of summer chum spawning occurs. Thus, it was selected as the initial starting point for restoration of the Tahuya River because we felt that summer chum salmon would benefit the most from the restoration of this reach. The goal of the project is to improve rearing, spawning, and egg-incubating habitat for all salmonid species in the Tahuya River, while the objective outlined in the assessment is to provide sufficient quantities of long-lasting coniferous wood to improve channel stability and protect/improve habitat quality. LWD will stabilize and trap gravel, improve channel stability and form, and create pools and shade.