The Dungeness River flows out of the Olympic Mountains across a glacial plain (west of Sequim, WA. in Clallam County) and then into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Over the last century, a significant portion of the Dungeness River's floodplain was disconnected from the river through the construction of levees, roads, and structures. This acquisition/restoration project sponsored by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe will protect and restore previously identified Dungeness River floodplain properties between RM 6.5 and River Mile 1.5 through the purchase of property and/or conservation easements. High quality floodplain forest habitat, particularly those areas with side channels and other off-channel salmon habitat, is a priority for protection as is reconnection of lost floodplain. This is a new landscape-scale phase of an ongoing riparian habitat protection project. The goal of this phase is to protect approximately 200 acres and about 3.5 miles of main-stem/side channel. Some areas of the riparian forest have been cleared in the project reach. If cleared areas are a part of the acquisition, then they will be replanted and stewarded for three years to jumpstart floodplain reforestation. The completed project will benefit listed Chinook, bull trout, summer chum, and steelhead, non-listed, coho, pinks, and fall chum as well as creating additional recreation opportunities for fisherman, hikers, and bird watchers.