The Chelan County Natural Resource Department (CCNRD) used this funding to develop a project proposal and review process with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad, in response to recommendations provided by the Upper Columbia River Technical Team (UCRTT) (2007b) and the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board (UCSRB) (2006), that facilitated the implementation of projects on BNSF land (11-1336). To accomplish this task, the CCNRD worked to build a coalition of support, including stakeholders such as state representatives and the tribes. The CCNRD worked with BNSF representatives to identify data requirements for engineering evaluations, determined project approval criteria, and established an official proposal, review, and approval process prior to specific project proposals (11-1336). Throughout the Wenatchee subbasin, the construction of channel confining features such as the roads and railroads has straightened and simplified existing stream channels, disconnected off-channel habitat and floodplain, and generally resulted in the degradation of the habitat required for ESA-listed salmonids. The elimination of channel complexity and off-channel habitat are primary habitat limiting factors (HLF) throughout the Wenatchee subbasin and have thus been identified as top priorities for restoration projects. By creating a review and approval process with BNSF, this project seeks to gain access to valuable, yet disconnected, off-channel and floodplain habitat.