The Edgewater Park site in the City of Mount Vernon is located on the west side of the river in the floodplain. The City of Mount Vernon used this funding to explore the feasibility of opening up the sloughs within the park, reconnecting them to the river, while modifying segments of the sloughs to function as naturally as possible. The objective of restoring this low, wet and wooded area has been met with widespread community support. 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 area (34 acres) act as a refuge for wildlife, and offer protection and shelter to salmon at various life stages during high water. A deposition gravel bar at the south end makes passage out of the sloughs difficult as the river recedes, causing stranding. The sloughs have also been modified by unauthorized ORV use. From Sedro-Woolley downstream, for over 22 miles, the natural processes of the river have been restrained between levees. The end result will be 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.