The Pearson's Eddy project proposes to acquire the underlying fee interest on 215 acres of agricultural floodplain on the lower Snoqualmie River. This action will leverage federal funds directed towards purchase of less than fee interest and restoration of these properties. This reach has been identified in key watershed reports as a critical corridor for chinook and other salmonids migrating to spawning grounds on the Snoqualmie, and prioritized in the WRIA 7 Near Term Action Agenda as one of the Snohomish's top focus areas for protection and restoration. Principal habitat limiting factors identified include loss of floodplain connectivity and complexity, loss of palustrine wetlands and riparian vegetation, and loss of off-channel habitat. The Pearson's Eddy project would address these factors by restoring hydrologic connectivity and processes, opening significant off-channel rearing habitat, and re-establishing palustrine wetlands. These properties are one part of a large scale conservation effort to acquire and restore a total of 560 acres, including 2 miles on the Snoqualmie. CLC, Ducks Unlimited (DU), and Natural Resource Conservation Service are working together to leverage funding from SRFB, WRP, and NAWCA to achieve this goal. On its own, or as part of the larger effort, this proposal will provide great benefit to 6 species of salmon by restoring floodplain connectivity and natural processes.