Skagit County proposes raising taxes to save salmon
Skagit County commissioners proposed raising property taxes to create streamside buffers around the Skagit River and its tributaries. The Seattle…
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SVH: Wiley Slough restoration moving forward
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) had a story yesterday about plans to restore tidal flooding to Wiley Slough. The…
Bellingham Herald urges U.S., Canada to put fish first
A Bellingham Herald editorial: Things have deteriorated badly. Puget Sound chinook salmon stocks are listed for protection under the U.S.…
Open house planned for Wiley Slough estuary restoration
An open house about the planned Wiley Slough estuary restoration is set for 5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 at the WSU Mount Vernon NWREC, 16650 State Route 536, Mount Vernon.
The Skagit River System Cooperative is working with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, Skagit Watershed Council, the Salmon Recovery Funding Board and other agencies to restore natural conditions to 175 acres of estuarine wetlands on Fir Island, by removing dikes and returning tidal flooding to the area.
USGS mapping Skagit Bay, Deception Pass
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) had an article Sunday about a USGS project to map the ocean floor of…
Lummi to restore Smuggler’s Slough
LUMMI NATION (Feb. 26, 2007) – The Lummi Indian Nation is working with the state Department of Ecology to protect…
Herald: Snohomish to study tidal power turbines
In today’s Herald: The Snohomish County PUD learned Thursday that it can begin studying the placement of hundreds of underwater…
Herald: State and tribes to renew talks
The Everett Herald: Leaders of 21 American Indian tribes agreed Friday, at the request of a federal District Court judge,…
Herald: Tribes pursue rights in court
The Everett Herald covered a hearing yesterday in the culvert case: A federal district court judge in Seattle gave 21…