IMA worked with the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to design a stream restoration project geared towards Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout habitat.   The project was located on a side channel of the Methow River, a tributary to the Columbia River on the eastern slope of Washington’s Cascade Mountains.  IMA collected all necessary field data, and engineered a design to address project goals and objectives.  In addition to design work, IMA's role was to lead the project through stakeholder coordination and design team collaboration.  Flow in the side channel is limited to groundwater inputs and occasional overland flow when the river exceeds bankfull discharge. Fish passage into and throughout the side channel was limited by overly-widened channel dimensions.  The intent of the design was to mimic natural processes that occur when side channels are disconnected from main stem rivers.  These processes include sedimentation, wetland vegetation colonization and channel narrowing.  In addition, the Methow River watershed is limited in off-channel juvenile rearing habitat, and this site was one of the best opportunities in the area to provide this critical habitat.  The main design goal was to improve and increase over-winter habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout.  Interconnected goals included spawning habitat development, restoring riparian diversity, and floodplain improvements all within FEMA no-rise requirements of floodway zone work.  The project was constructed in 2016.