I have utilized GIS on a number of projects, for example:
Monitoring Restored Wetland Growth/Degradation
Commencement
Bay Salmon Habitat Enhancement Study
Lake Washington Shoreline Structures
You can also download the completed pdf-reports: Inventory and Mapping of City of Seattle Docks along Lake Washington, the Ship Canal, and Shilshole Bay (report 0310), Inventory and Mapping of City of Seattle Shorelines along Lake Washington, the Ship Canal, and Shilshole Bay (report 0302) and Shoreline and Dock Modifications in Lake Washington (report 0106).