The Bainbridge Island Land Trust (BILT) used this funding to assess the feasibility and alternatives available to permanently protect some of West Sound Watersheds Council’s most intact nearshore and tideland habitats on the West Shore of Bainbridge Island. The project area hosts high functioning nearshore habitat important to forage fish and juvenile and adult salmonids as identified by BILT shoreline protection analysis (2008), City of Bainbridge Island’s (COBI) Nearshore Assessment (SRFB funded project 2004), and a number of local and regional studies. Of 10,742 property parcels on Bainbridge Island, 1,967 being shoreline parcels, this project area encompasses the top 1 and 2 parcels hosting the highest conservation values identified for permanent protection. Nearshore habitat protection and restoration is the highest priority and interest of the West Sound Watersheds Council. The feasiblity study allowed BILT to identify the best strategy for permanently protecting these properties by a) working with the landowners and natural resource agencies to evaluate and consider stakeholder interests, b) evaluating long term property use and ownership, and c) completing due dilligence by examining other property-specific characteristics. The feasibility effort resulted in a signed purchase and sale agreements with landowners of two shoreline properties to permanently protect habitat through fee simple acquisition. A final report narrative (PRISM Attachment #38) with details of the assessments performed, and Appendices (PRISM Attachment #s 39-53).