Robert Porter Allen Natural Area (RPANA) is a 227-acre former farmstead in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with one of the largest remaining floodplain wetlands on the Susquehanna River’s West Branch. This area underwent dredging in 2024 to restore previous hydrologic patterns. Pre-restoration sampling of vegetation and water depth provided baseline data of the biotic and abiotic conditions of the wetland on eight transects established throughout the area. During the summer of 2025, the four transects that were most impacted by restoration practices were resampled to assess recolonization of vegetation communities, measure water depth to track hydrologic changes, and monitor the early stages of restoration impact. In the autumn of 2025, soil nitrate-nitrogen, phosphorous, and pH levels were tested between two unrestored transects and 3 restored transects to provide initial and comparative soil data as restoration progresses. Transects ranged from 144 meters to 405 meters, with sampling occurring every 40 meters for plant species and every 50 meters for soil. A total of 115 vascular plant species were identified, with 71% (82 spp.) native and 29% (33 spp.) introduced. Sixty-six percent of plots showed increased species richness one year after restoration. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated a significant positive change in species richness following restoration (p<0.05), with native, wetland-obligate species dominating. Some plots saw a recolonization of introduced species. Fourteen plots achieved a higher average Floristic Quality Index (FQI) post-restoration, 11 plots with a lower average FQI, and four plots maintained an FQI of zero. The seven plots with the highest FQI scores experienced an increase in water depth post-restoration. A Mann-Whitney U-Test revealed no significant difference in soil pH, phosphorous, or nitrate-nitrogen between restored and unrestored sites. Monitoring efforts of vegetation, soil, and water actively inform management decisions and will become more important with time, contributing to broader knowledge of post-restoration wetland development. The increasing species richness, native and high FQI species, and water depth are promising signs of future success for this wetland restoration project, and the soil biogeochemical processes should enhance as organic matter accumulates and nutrient cycling improves.