This project will acquire and protect floodplain properties on the floodplain of the Big Quilcene River that are essential to implementing a preferred restoration design to restore spawning habitat in the lower Big Quilcene River for Hood Canal summer chum and habitat-forming processes by removing existing structures and improvements and restoring native riparian vegetation on key floodplain properties. The restoration design currently being developed by Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) and its partners includes "actions that will allow the river to reconnect to historic floodplain areas and that is consistent with community needs and benefits." An important design element is a new road and bridge alignment to accommodate a functional channel migration zone. Relocating the existing Linger Longer Bridge and transportation corridor upstream to the vicinity of Rodgers St. would likely help maximize opportunities to reconnect the floodplain and restore habitat. This project will work directly with potential willing landowners to accomplish the acquisitions necessary to implement the restoration design up to the limit of available funds and, in combination with other RCO-funded County acquisition projects, this project will acquire two or more properties or property interests.