The objective of the project is to improve salmon habitat & water quality in lower Griffin Creek. Activities include livestock exclusion fencing; placement of woody debris; riparian vegetation planting; channel reconfiguration to restore natural stream meander; increasing frequency & size of pools; adding off-channel habitat for rearing & flood refuge; and adding a set-back berm 100 ft from the channel to prevent sheet flow from flooding pastures & stranding juvenile fish. Griffin Creek is one of the most productive salmon streams in the entire Puget Sound area - five species of Pacific salmon utilize the lower mile for spawning. Coho spawn & rear throughout the entire system. According to WDFW escapement surveys from 1984-1993, 20% of Coho in the Snohomish Basin come from Griffin Creek. Griffin Creek is thus the largest contributor to the Coho population in the entire Snohomish basin. Protection of this resource is critical to the continued survival of Coho salmon in King County. Presently, salmon habitat in the first river mile is in poor condition. The riparian buffer is too narrow & fails to provide adequate canopy cover. The channel has been straightened over time & side channels eliminated. Few pieces of large woody debris are present in the stream. The stream has breached its banks in some places. Landowners are willing participants in this project, and much work has already been done at the site, including restoration of 350 ft of streambank.