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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Did you know Pacific salmon are semelparous, meaning their life ends after one reproductive cycle. On the other hand, steelhead are iteroparous and can spawn for multiple years before death.

Photo credit: Dennis Parent

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Don't forget to register for Skagit Conservation District's upcoming "Managing Stormwater Facilities: Maintenance Guidelines for Private Property Owners & HOA's" Workshop.

Filtering stormwater and maintaining stormwater infrastructure helps keep our water healthy for salmon and orcas.

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$4.2M coming to Skagit County to restore Chinook and steelhead runs and to help feed the Southern Resident Killer Whales from Puget Sound Aquisition and Restoration!

Though a big chunk of change, more funding is needed to fully fund the current salmon recovery projects proposed in the Skagit Watershed as well as the Puget Sound region.

Click the link to read about the funded projects in Skagit.

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State awards $4 million to salmon projects in Skagit County

On the heels of a state grant package for recreation projects that included $2 million for work in Skagit County, another $4.2 million in state grants specific to salmon recovery

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What are your kids doing this summer? Are they learning to fly fish?

Kids can learn to fish on the fly

MOUNT VERNON — Opportunities abound during the summer months to learn the specifics of numerous outdoor activities.

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Sockeye are in the river now with a forecasted return of 34,000!
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Sockeye fishery a model of salmon recovery, sustainable food

BAKER RIVER — Several small metal boats followed by drifting nets took turns late last week riding the Baker River’s flow from the Highway 20 bridge in Concrete down to

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Conservation restoration can be beneficial for many interest groups. Dike set back projects, like Fisher Slough, can increase rearing habitat for salmon, improve drainage from ag land, and protect residents from floods through updated infrastructure.

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Under Construction: Restoring Estuary Habitat in the Puget Sound

A short film on restoration efforts that brought together an unlikely group of partners. Are you a teacher that would like to use case study videos like this…

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