Under this RCO project, Pierce Conservation District produced a preliminary design for armor removal and nearshore restoration at the Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve. The Preserve, located at the northern tip of Fox Island in Pierce County, is a Peninsula Metropolitan Park District property with over 2,000 ft of public shoreline, approximately 600 ft of which is armored with concrete bulkhead and debris. Important habitat features on site include eelgrass beds and documented surf smelt spawning habitat (WDFW 2013). Armor removal and nearshore restoration at this site was identified as a priority project by the West Sound Lead Entity to support species including juvenile Puget Sound Chinook and forage fish. To develop the project design, we first conducted a feasibility study, site assessments, alternatives analysis, and community engagement that yielded a preferred conceptual design for development into preliminary design. We also executed cultural resource assessment, monitoring, and survey on-site. The maximum restoration concept was selected and developed into a permit-ready (60%) preliminary design with JARPA drawings and a design report. Once implemented, this shoreline armor removal and nearshore restoration project will restore degraded sediment processes, reconnect mature shoreline vegetation, improve public beach access, support critical habitat for priority species, and act as a demonstration site for Shore Friendly practices.