Project #20-1110 was a stand-alone three-year stewardship project. Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) conducted stewardship on seven existing planting sites along the Union River, Tahuya River, Big Anderson Creek, Little Quilcene River, and Dosewallips River. HCSEG plantings are focused on riverine riparian habitat , specifically ESA-listed Hood Canal Summer Chum habitat. The goal of HCSEG's riparian stewardship project is to restore the ecological structure and function of riparian habitat significant for ESA-listed Hood Canal Summer Chum. During this three-year project, HCSEG conducted stewardship on 2.11 miles of streambank and 27 acres of riparian habitat on seven existing planting sites. Each worksite has unique site conditions, therefore unique stewardship needs. The primary stewardship techniques used were invasive plant control, supplemental plantings, establishment of three foot diameter weed free circles around installed plants, and browse protection strategies. These techniques addressed the four most common causes of plant mortality in riparian plantings: plant competition, desiccation, animal damage and soil condition. The primary stewardship activities are scientifically vetted and increase not only plant survival but plant establishment, a necessary component for the restoration of riparian structure and function.