The project will advance preliminary designs to  final designs and contract specification to allow the construction of approximately 77 engineered log jams (ELJs), excavated sidechannels. and 36 acres of riparian plantings  between Hoko RM 4.6 and 5.2.  The project is designed to benefit salmonid populations within the Hoko River through the reduction of bed scour and reversal of channel simplification and incision that has resulted from the absence of large wood and floodplain disconnection within the system. The project targets restoration of spawning and rearing habitat for chinook, coho, chum and steelhead. The project will apply for the environmental permits required to construct the project. At the conclusion of this phase the project will be shovel ready for construction.