The City of Mount Vernon used this funding to restore off-channel sloughs, reconnect isolated habitat, and install riparian plants on 2,500 feet of Skagit River shoreline in Edgewater Park. The Edgewater Park site in the City of Mount Vernon is located on the west side of the Skagit River in the floodplain. From Sedro Woolley downstream, for over 22 miles, the natural processes of the river have been restrained between levees. At the park, the levee has been set back from the river, a unique condition. Historically, the south end of the park had been bisected by several off-channel sloughs. Over time, these sloughs have been partially filled at their north end. The remaining slough areas (34-acres) act as a refuge for wildlife and offer protection and shelter to salmon at various life stages during times of high water. A deposition bar at the south end makes passage out of the sloughs difficult as the river recedes, causing stranding. A SRFB funded feasibility study (00-1745N) determined the most cost effective and sustainable method for restoring this area. An ALEA grant allowed the design, engineering and permitting to be completed (01-1445). The end result was the re-emergence of historic landscape processes - a functioning off-channel slough system - a rare resource in the lower Skagit River. A resource of value to natural river functions, to various life stages of fish and to the community.