The purpose of this project is to enhance the 100' of marine shoreline along the Hood Canal with appropriate native plants to encourage human and wildlife activity. The community provided over 90 hours of volunteer labor that transformed a boat launch into a park setting. The plants were purchased from Rich Hill Garden Services, to provide the opportunity for landscaper/nursery native plant usage. The Mason Conservation District provided a Conservation Planting Plan that is designed to provide guidance on the addition of appropriate native plants for the site. To continue to build the riparian area, a relationship has been developed between the landowners, Mason Conservation District and Rich Hill Garden Service.

Restoration: This parcel was largely devoid of any native vegetation, except for panels of vegetation along the property borders. This includes natives such as Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum), as well as a fair amount of invasive species such as ivy (Helix hedera), Himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolor) and scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). The Colony Surf Community improved the buffer along the marine shoreline, as well as removing invasive species along the property borders and replacing them with appropriate, salt tolerant plants; Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grape) and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnickinnick).