This construction project will improve and restore conditions of impacted nearshore processes, such as tidal flow and cross shore connectivity along an estuary-embayment on five private parcels in Dyes Inlet, Kitsap County. The project site is a 10-acre embayment with salt marsh and open lagoon bounded by a barrier spit. This bulkhead removal project will also increase beach and backshore habitats for spawning and rearing forage fish, out-migrating juvenile salmonids including ESA listed Chinook, and other species that utilize the nearshore. The 60% preliminary designs (permit-ready) are complete. Kitsap County proposes to remove 514 linear feet of shore armor and significant amount of fill, remove scattered debris, add beach nourishment, and plant native vegetation to reestablish natural conditions of the embayment. The project elements also include a necessary return wall and incorporates recreational access to the shoreline. To achieve project goals, the defined objectives are: · Remove largest extent feasible of shore armor (514 linear feet of rockery bulkhead, revetment, and pilings) · Remove a large volume of non-native fill (1300 CY) and replace approximately 0.75 acres of lawn with upper intertidal, salt marsh, backshore, and marine riparian vegetation. · Reestablish a larger estuary-embayment area and more natural saltmarsh profile by removing fill and adding 520 CY of beach nourishment.