The Nooksack Tribe will conduct alternatives analysis and develop preliminary and 90% design for restoration of 2.2 miles of mainstem riverine and floodplain habitats in the North Fork Nooksack River Below Boulder-Lone Tree reach (RM 51.1-53.3), as well as associated tributary habitat in lower Boulder and Bruce Creeks, east of Maple Falls, Whatcom County, Washington. The primary goal is to restore stable spawning and rearing habitat to improve the abundance and productivity of the North Fork/Middle Fork Nooksack Early Chinook salmon population, which is considered essential for recovery of the ESA-listed Puget Sound Chinook ESU. Restoration will also benefit ESA-listed steelhead and bull trout; coho, chum, riverine sockeye, and pink salmon; and cutthroat trout. The project is in a high priority reach, and design will incorporate high priority strategies for restoration. The project also builds on previous acquisition and restoration work upstream and downstream that was funded by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board.