Seahurst Park will be undergoing a major restoration project beginning in the winter of 2010 and continuing until the spring of 2012.

Restoration will include the removal of seawall, rock riprap, rock groins, paving and fill, restoring beaches to replicate natural slopes and add beach nourishment of gravel and sand substrates.

The park will be closed to the public and vehicular access beginning in July 2011. Due to the presence of heavy equipment and other impacts occurring in the park during construction, and the need to reduce safety risks and protect the public, closure of the park has been determined to be the most prudent course of action.

The Seahurst Park Shoreline Restoration project follows up on earlier shoreline restoration work completed in 2005 along the southern shore of the park, and the results will be similar, but on a larger scale. The project area includes 2,800 feet of shoreline and extends from the park's lower parking lot to the northern park boundary and to the lower slopes of the forested bluffs.

The goal of the Seahurst project is to restore natural nearshore processes to sustain a naturally functioning park shoreline and contribute to nearshore function within and beyond the park boundaries. The project will help re-establish the habitat that benefits endangered Chinook salmon and other species of salmon.

Restoration of the gravel beach will provide a place for forage fish such as surf smelt and sandlance to spawn and become a food source for salmon. The restoration will also improve the nearshore eelgrass beds, which are used by juvenile salmon. Besides helping salmon, the project will extend the sandy beaches at the park.

Riparian planting will be added along most of the length of the project, with a small wetland/ estuary added and supported by the North Creek and two smaller, perennial streams. The main park trail will be restored in the approximate location of the existing service road.

Park users will find construction-related disruptions and limited parking throughout the project. Beginning in July 2011, the park will be closed to the public during the period of heavy construction and picnic shelters will not be available for reservation.