Friends of the San Juans used this grant to remove a 55-cubic-yard berm that blocks flushing of the Neck Point coastal marsh on Shaw Island. This site is a coastal salt marsh on Shaw Island in San Juan County whose tidal channels have been blocked by anthropogenic activity. Coastal salt marshes are important for juvenile salmon because they are a source of insect prey. The natural state of a salt marsh is one where tidal channels flood the marsh bringing in fish and crustaceans during high tides and flush the marsh during low tides. While the salt marsh is vegetated with Salicornia and Distichlis it is only flooded at the maximum tides because the tidal channels are blocked off from the neighboring cove. Juvenile salmon occupy the near shore coastal zones during spring and summer and have been observed in the cove bordering this salt marsh. The goal of this project was to restore the tidal channels to reestablish flushing and drainage and access for fish and invertebrates. Removal of the berm that currently blocks the main channel and planting the site with riparian vegetation will stabilize the bank and add habitat for insects. By having opened the tidal channels this marsh will regain natural function and access for fish and invertebrates. We had the support of the Neck Point Coves community and citizens to participate with this project. Basic engineering, scoping, community outreach and baseline surveys have been completed as part of a Round 7 proposal (06-2293). The remaining phases, to be completed in a 4 year time frame, were to complete permitting, remove the 55 cubic yards of berms, documenting stability of the channels and verify marsh function.