Skagit County, A Place of Beauty

The Skagit is a place of incredible beauty, amazing people, and abundant natural resources. At Skagit Watershed Council, we believe that a healthy community contributes to protecting what it loves – its natural beauty and resource, its cultural richness and history, its people, and its future.

In that spirit of community, Skagit Watershed Council is launching the #OurSkagit photo contest. Head over to our blog to read more!

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'Our Skagit' is a broad-based initiative to empower folks who live, work and play in the Skagit area to protect our natural environment and our communities through knowledge, dialogue and the motivation to act. The Skagit Valley and its coastal regions are places of scenic beauty and natural resource abundance that have provided us with economic vitality and cultural richness. Diverse communities and interests - fishers, farmers, loggers, builders, recreationists, conservationists and others - have worked hard to steward the bounty and beauty of this place for the benefit of their families and future generations. We all share a sense of community around this special place. While we have differences, we have much more in common that should be celebrated. Our challenge, in the face of so much change coming to our Skagit, is finding common paths forward that recognize and protect our quality of life into the future.

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Skagit Marine Resources Committee's Salish Sea Stewards program is a great way to get involved in environmental stewardship!

Applicants sought for Salish Sea Stewards program

The Skagit Marine Resources Committee is accepting applications for its Salish Sea Stewards program.

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Join Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group for their Annual Meeting!

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When Skagit River salmon migrate north into the Northern Pacific, they are vulnerable to offshore fishing. This new 10-year treaty will reduce the number of harvested salmon, ultimately increasing the number of fish available to the critically endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.

Now, in the Skagit, we need to provide more habitat for the offspring of these fish within the river and estuary! The Skagit River is rearing limited, meaning juveniles are forced to migrate into the ocean sooner, decreasing their chances of survival into adulthood.

#ourskagit #salmon #chinook #killerwhale #southernresidentkillerwhale #orca

Salmon treaty designed to boost spawning count and feed the orcas | Watching Our Water Ways

Allowable fishing for chinook salmon in the waters of Canada and Southeast Alaska will be cut back significantly this year as a result of a revised 10-year Pacific Salmon Treaty between the United States and Canada.

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North Cascades Institute & Skagit Land Trust (two of Skagit Watershed Council 41 member organizations) are partnering to restore forage fish habitat. Forage fish are a food source for salmon, by restoring their food source, salmon will grow bigger and faster which increases their survival rate and provides higher quality food for our endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.

#ourskagit #foragefish #pugetsound #salmon #chinook #orca #salishsea #southernresidentkillerwhale #killerwhale

Youth ambassadors work to return Fidalgo Bay property to its natural state

ANACORTES — A small parcel of land overlooking Fidalgo Bay was a hub of activity Saturday as 12 high school students with the North Cascade Institute embarked on their first

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Attention Skagit Teachers:

Great opportunity to learn more about ways to take your students outside, get them engaged in the environment, and resources within the region.

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According to the Wild Salmon Center, at least 137 species depend on Pacific Northwest salmon as a source of nutrients; including the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale and Grizzly Bears.

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