This project would be an investment in past SRFB funded riparian enhancement projects. In order to meet our 80 percent survival rating of our riparian plantings HCSEG is proposing the Hood Canal Summer Chum Riparian Supplementation and Maintenance Project, as a standalone Stewardship Project. The purpose of this project is to guarantee the success of existing summer chum riparian plantings completed by HCSEG and CWMA partners through supplemental plantings, conducting maintenance on planting sites in the pre-establishment phase (first 3-5 years), and controlling noxious and invasive weeds that are directly in the restoration site or are a potential source of renewed infestations in the future. Supplemental plantings will provide immediate conifer recruitment and future LWD debris recruitment into the stream channel and forest floor.  Plantings also increase species diversity, provide bank stability through increased channel roughness and physical root structure support, and provide shade for streams.