This project will continue the restoration process in the Ohop Valley by developing preliminary project designs for the next phase of Ohop Creek restoration in Pierce County. This project is the next step in the larger initiative identified in the Nisqually River Salmon Recovery Plan strategy to restore 6 miles of Ohop Creek. Ohop Creek is one of the four designated high priority areas for protection and restoration work within the Nisqually River watershed. The others are the Nisqually Estuary, the Nisqually mainstem, and the Mashel River. Phase III restoration will continue downstream of the Phase I and II projects which are beginning construction this summer (2009) and create a contiguous functional floodplain ecosystem between the confluence of Ohop creek with Nisqually river and Peterson Road (RM3). Implementation of this project will extend the 1 mile restored floodplain from Phase I and II to a total of 2 miles of restored channel. The designs from this project will allow us to develop more specific cost estimates for the next construction phase and to secure permits in a more timely manner once we have received construction funding.