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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“The Skagit is just magic… and there really isn’t any other place like it. It really is a pristine jewel.”

Read Linda's full 'This Skagit Life' story at https://bit.ly/2XDNqJU

#thisskagitlife #skagitvalley #ourskagit

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Cool fact: the bark of a vine maple can photosynthesize! Another cool fact: vine maples are good for salmon!

Vine maples stabilize banks and provide shade making it a salmon-friendly option for your garden.

Third cool fact: you can get 10 vine maple seedlings for only $24 at Skagit Conservation District annual Native Plant Sale, for more information visit https://bit.ly/2TBwBgb

#ourskagit #nativeplants #nativeplantsale #fact #coolfact #pnw #gardening #gardeningforsalmon #salmon #salmonfriendly #conservationdistrict

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"The team found the second most abundant species of salmon in the catches was coho, contradicting their belief that most coho stay in coastal areas in the winter. Researchers were also surprised that pink salmon — the most abundant of all Pacific salmon — comprised only 10 per cent of their catches."

#ourskagit #salmon #science #coho #pinksalmon

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Scientists make surprising discoveries on their recent expedition studying salmon. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/international-salmon-expedition-returns-1.5062130

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Be sure to head to Where the Heart is in Burlington to catch Kalena's talk about salmon!

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Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has an open house (6:30-8:30 PM @ Padilla Bay) on Thursday, March 28 to kick off a planning process for the Skagit Wildlife Area, which includes critical estuary and other habitats valuable to species such as waterfowl, shorebirds, and juvenile salmon.

They also are recruiting advisors for the Skagit Wildlife Area advisory committee. For more information contact wildlife area manager, Belinda (Belinda.Rotton@dfw.wa.gov)

Photo Credit: Dennis Parent

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