The Anderson Creek Restoration Project is located in the Skagit River floodplain east of Sedro-Woolley. Seattle City Light (SCL) purchased the 131 acre parcel (old Vandersar dairy property) which was composed of pastureland with some forested vegetation and wetland system. Native riparian forest is being restored on part of the site under the Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) Wetland Reserve Program. Planting and maintenance is being conducted by Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) with funding provided by SCL and NRCS. The project site includes sections of Ross Island Slough, Anderson Slough, and Anderson Creek. The ultimate goal of the project is to restore Anderson Creek to a self sustaining floodplain system. The property is permanently protected for conservation purposes by SCL. Restoration work has included planting the riparian zones with native vegetation and removing fish passage barriers.

An abandoned private farming access road on the former Vandersar dairy site isolated fish bearing habitat on Anderson Slough. In 2007 the farm crossing was removed by SFEG in partnership with SCL to provide access to about a half mile of off-channel rearing habitat for juvenile salmon. SFEG also installed a temporary bridge across Anderson Creek to facilitate restoration work. The bridge will be removed when the project is complete. To date SFEG has planted native vegetation in 5 different fields comprising a total of 50 acres. The fields were previously used for agricultural purposes. A mixture of conifers and deciduous trees intermixed with shrubs have been installed on floodplain terraces. Wetland areas have been re-vegetated with willow, twinberry and other wetland shrub species. This makes for almost 48,000 plants at this site. This included the planting of riparian areas on lower sections of Anderson Creek to establish a well vegetated riparian corridor. The planting and maintenance of native trees and shrubs will improve salmon habitat on portions of Ross Island Slough and Anderson Creek that are located on the property. Planting occurred in 2009 and 2010. Plants were protected with spiral wraps or Miricle tube plant shelters. SFEG will continue to control invasive species at the site through 2017 to help native vegetation get established.