Boeing completed the largest habitat restoration in the Lower Duwamish River Waterway in Seattle, Washington, transforming nearly one mile of former industrial waterfront into a wetland resource that improves Puget Sound salmon runs. This habitat was created in the footprint of the former Plant 2 facility, the home of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during World War II. From tufted hairgrass and bulrush to willows and big leaf maple, more than 170,000 native plants now occupy five acres along the water’s edge. These wetland plants and grasses, along with piles of woody debris that are anchored in place along the shoreline, provide refuge and food sources for fish and wildlife. A protection system built out of ropes and lightweight steel rods is currently in place to prevent geese from uprooting the young plants.