Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (Mid-Columbia Fisheries) and the Yakima-Klickitat Fisheries Project of the Yakama Nation restored riparian function along 0.5 miles of Reecer Creek to enhance salmonid habitat. The Pott Road property abuts lower Reecer Creek, a tributary to the Yakima River in Ellensburg, WA, and is entirely within the active floodplain. A conservation easement held by Bonneville Power Administration encumbers the property to ensure continued fish and wildlife stewardship. Prior to implementing this riparian restoration project, extensive fish passage restoration had been implemented in the Reecer Creek watershed, reopening over five miles of anadromous habitat that was completely blocked only five years ago. In addition to passage restoration, extensive floodplain restoration had occurred immediately downstream of Pott Road. Thus, the Pott Road property was strategically located for habitat restoration. To restore healthy riparian function, 7,500 native trees and shrubs were installed on approximately 14 acres of active floodplain. In spring 2014, Mid-Columbia Fisheries contracted with Natural Reclamation Service to implement the planting in a manner consistent with industry standards for Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) projects in the Walla Walla region. In addition to planting, Washington Conservation Corps crews limbed non-native crack willow that were growing along the stream to open the canopy and allow sunlight to reach the newly planted native trees and shrubs. Care was taken to limb the willow in an manner that didn’t compromise shade for the stream. The limbed crack willow were treated with an aquatically approved glyphosate herbicide to prevent resprout. The crack willow debris was moved upland on the floodplain to provide bird and mammal habitat. The restoration site was maintained and weeded throughout the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons. By 2016, the plants had grown from a few inches tall at the time of planting to several feet tall. Riparian areas are an important component of healthy watersheds and ecological function. Riparian buffers help filter pollutants, reduce streambank erosion, maintain stable stream channel geomorphology, and increase shade over the stream. Priority fish species targeted by this project include summer steelhead, Chinook and Coho salmon.