The forage fish spawn habitat rehabilitation project removed rock, concrete and metal failed armoring, groins and derelict structures from over 1,350 linear feet of privately owned shoreline property at Blind Bay Shaw Island, San Juan County. Working wth four private waterfront owners, FSJ removed intertidal debris and nourished the upper intertal beach with 'fish mix' sand and pea gravel suitable for forage fish spawning at this known, year round surf smelt spawning site. The project engaged the local and regional community through hands-on pre and post project monitoring, assistating with hand labor to remove rock, and educational field trips. Participating groups included FSJ staf, board and volunteers (10); Shaw Island School (12), the Orcas Island Youth Conservation Corps (14), the Washington State Conservation Corps (11), and the Three Seas program students (16). The site was also visited during Friends of the San Juans 2017 annual meeting (65). The project was implemented in three phases- hand and mechanical sites implemented in fall of 2017 and an additional mechnaical construction site in fall of 2019. Incubating forage fish eggs have been documented at the newly restored beach in all three sites/phases. Multiple local contractors were engaged in the project, including Shaner Excavation (2017) and Shaw Island Excavation (2019), as well as Sea Island Sand and Gravel and the Pintal barge. Because of issues with the protection of a primary county road and significant cultural resources, the project occurred along Blind Bay, Shaw only, the West Sound Orcas work site was not addressed.