Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians used this funding to provide a supervised crew of offenders to prepare, implement, maintain, and monitor riparian restoration projects in the lower Stillaguamish River subbasins. This project planted more than 25 miles of streambank and over 150 acres of wetland habitat . These restoration efforts followed on inventory of the riparian condition of the entire watershed using a combination of aerial photography and field verification (Pollock, 1999). Habitat biologists within the Stilly prioritized the sites and oversaw all the projects. Riparian areas throughout the Stillaguamish watershed provide critical habitat for all species of anadromous salmon, steelhead, and bulltrout. The Stillaguamish basin has several reaches that are listed on the State 303(d) list of temperature and dissolved oxygen. The crew was trained in growing native plant materials and restoration techniques. Control of invasive weeds, prior to planting and during the critical two years after planting, was also important to survival of native plants. The crew in cooperation with biologists monitored the planting sites for survival and growth for three years after planting. Along with riparian planting and maintenance the crew was available for fencing livestock out of streams and working on minor road enhancement work.