This learning proposal describes project monitoring and adaptive management objectives for Smith Island in the Snohomish Estuary, monitoring parameters and methods, and future policy and management relevance for the monitoring information. The Smith Island Restoration Project restores tidal and river flow to approximately 400 acres of the Snohomish River Estuary, accomplishing over one-quarter of the ten-year target goal for tidal wetland restoration in the Snohomish Basin Salmon Conservation Plan. The monitoring approach described in this proposal is informed by Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) postulates and supported by regionally consistent sampling and analysis approaches to help describe project outcomes for key parameters. During the first 2-3 years, we will delineate the existing tidal channel network at Smith Island, characterize the accessibility and use of Smith Island and reference sites for migrating juvenile salmon species, and document characteristics of the restored tidal prism in comparison to previous modeling (See Figure 1). Although a goal of this project will be to develop predictions of future vegetation condition, vegetation monitoring and sediment dynamics are not included in this proposal but will be part of a more comprehensive Smith Island Monitoring Plan. Monitoring proposed will establish a baseline of quantitative and spatial information that can be usefully evaluated in the near term and will provide information for future decision-making about Snohomish Estuary restoration site selection, site adaptive management, and local community evaluation of the benefits of restoration within a multi-use river delta.