This project proposes to restore 185 acres of estuarine intertidal emergent wetland on land owned and managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. This is the largest remaining diked estuary that can be restored in the Grays Harbor. This restoration allows recovery of declining or depressed shorebird and salmon populations to recover. The first phase of the project has already restored over 300 acres of wetland habitat through a Coastal Wetlands Grant. In this phase, a levee and tidegate system will be breached, restoring tidal influences to 185acres of estuarine wetland. A setback dike will be constructed to protect adjacent property owners and a State Highway. Restored habitats will be managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of the State Wildlife Area Program in perpetuity. The project will restore naturally functioning tidal marsh habitat to a 185-acre wetland. A plant community dominated by reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) will be naturally replaced by a native salt marsh community dominated by salt grass (Distichlis spicata), eelgrass (Zostera marina) and tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia caispitosa). A large, diverse group of wildlife species will benefit from this project. Gray's Harbor is one of the largest, most important estuarine habitats on the Pacific coast. Up to 50,000 ducks migrate through Gray's Harbor annually. Restored estuarine habitat will provide important rearing areas for juvenile coho (Oncorhynchus /dsutch ssp.) chum (Oncorhynchus Ireta ssp.) and chinook.