This project is the engineering phase of the Nearshore Restoration Stategy for Twin Rivers. A workgroup of citizen, private industry, Tribes, and state agency representatives has put together a proposal to restore the nearshore Twins. The proposal consists of removing rock and sheet pile surrounding a 5.6 acre pier (also called a 'mole') located entirely on state owned Department of Natural Resources (DNR) leased tidelands, and allowing the native material to feed to the nearshore naturally. Rock and sheet pile are to be disposed of upland. The project will restore nearshore sediment processes and benifit Chinook salmon, sand lance and surf smelt. The project will restore 0.75 acres of eelgrass and 1.5 acres of kelp/eelgrass habitat. The project also has been selected for inclusion in the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (PSNERP) Strategic Restoration Conceptual Engineering - Final Design Report (attached). The final design report states that the actions described in this conceptual engineering design report all have the potential to provide important ecological benefits. The report identifies some of the actions as suitable for implementation at the local level through non-federal programs or partnerships.