The site of this project is the 410 acre Braget Farm, located on the Pierce County side of the Nisqually Delta and now owned by the Nisqually Indian Tribe. In July 2000 the Tribe completed an inventory and preliminary restoration plan for the farm which identified estuarine restoration opportunities and established a priority for implementation. This project used this grant to address the highest priority identified in that plan by restoring 49 acres of former pasture to its original salt marsh condition. This was accomplished by the removal of perimeter dikes, filling associated borrow ditches with dike material, and allowing tidal inundation of areas that have been isolated for 100 years. In total, 4000 feet of dike was removed. Restoration of estuarine habitat was identified in the Nisqually Chinook Recovery Plan as the highest recovery priority for the Nisqually River. Furthermore, because the Nisqually River estuary provides a high percentage of the estuarine habitat in southern Puget Sound, this restoration project is significant for regional salmon recovery. This project was sponsored by the Nisqually Indian Tribe with principal partner the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.