The City of Tukwila purchased 2.16 acres of property adjacent to the right bank of the Duwamish River immediately downstream of river mile 7. The site is in the high priority "transition zone" between fresh and salt water and will, in the future, be restored for salmonid habitat. The site is important because this reach of the estuary provides the appropriate range of salinities for juvenile Chinook to transition to salt water. Off channel and shallow water habitats in this stretch of the Duwamish will provide opportunities for juvenile fish to move out of the main channel to habitats where they can feed and rear. Longer residence times in the estuary allow for larger, healthier smolts prior to ocean migration. The property is among the largest remaining pieces of under-developed sites for habitat restoration remaining in the Duwamish corridor. Located in the midst of several other restoration sites, the property will provide an important habitat and open space link. The property, until recently operated as a family farm known as "Duwamish Gardens", is flat with a bank of approximately 20 feet to the Duwamish River with approximately 500 feet of river frontage. Structures on the property to be demolished or relocated include two houses, a barn, and three outbuildings. A portion of the soils on the property remain contaminated and will not be cleaned up until restoration construction, most likely in 2014-2016 timeframe.