Articles

Do Not Divert a Wild River Near a Residential Community 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- May 16, 2016
From my discussions with experts in risk exposure and probability, it’s become clear to me that the channel feature proposed by the Skagit River System Cooperative is something that can lead to great harm in our community. We can imagine some of the things that could occur as a result of opening the Skagit with

By Dave Hallock
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Climate Change Report Negates Barnaby Reach Study 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Pinned
- April 28, 2016
Anyone who takes the time to read what we’ve published on this website regarding the “Barnaby Reach Project” knows that we oppose this project because it creates a public safety threat to our Rockport area residential and farming community. The “Skagit River System Cooperative,” together with Seattle City Light, The Nature Conservancy and the Washington

By Dave Hallock
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River Diversion Channel Increases Probability and Severity of Harm 0
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- February 3, 2016
By Dave Hallock Several days ago I had occasion to talk with a professional actuary regarding the Barnaby Project and, specifically, about the desire of project sponsors to divert a portion of the Skagit River into the Barnaby Slough by constructing a long, wide and deep channel. Actuaries are experts in assessing risk and the

By Dave Hallock
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Government’s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property 4
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- January 22, 2016
By Elizabeth Scott, State Representative I have grown increasingly concerned about the assaults on property rights in our state. The people of East Skagit County were not consulted on their opinion about elk being transplanted there with tax dollars, causing hundreds of traffic accidents, thousands of dollars of crop damage on many farms, damage to

By Dave Hallock
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Barnaby Reach Project: A Regional Perspective 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured
- December 21, 2015
By Russ Dalton I am a resident of Rockport, living at the north end of Martin Road in the larger Barnaby Reach Project Area. The Skagit River System Cooperative has proposed to restore habitat conditions for fish and wildlife in the Barnaby Reach of the Skagit River. I have been intrigued by their proposal and

By Dave Hallock
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Skagit River Near Martin Road 1937 vs. 2015 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project Information
- December 18, 2015
From Beth Easterday The Skagit River used to flow much farther north of Martin Road then it does nowadays. The following image is from an aerial photograph taken in 1937. The bottom image was taken in 2015. See the difference. What have you observed? 1937: 2015:

By Dave Hallock
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Interview With Howard Stafford 0
- Featured, Articles
- November 1, 2015
By Dave Hallock Howard Stafford is a life-long resident of Rockport. He is intimately familiar with our valley and the life of the Skagit River here. Howard owns and operates H. O. Stafford Trucking and Excavation, and he’s served our community for over forty years as a member of the Rockport volunteer fire department. Howard

By Dave Hallock
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Letter From Upriver Neighbors Demanding Extra-Conservative Flood Hazard Evaluation of Barnaby Reach Project 1
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- September 28, 2015
Following is the text of a detailed letter signed by residents and property owners in the greater Rockport area expressing the expectation that the Barnaby Reach habitat restoration project be subjected to risk assessment criteria commensurate with its high risk location adjacent to a residential and farming community. Hard copies with signatures were given to project sponsors

By Dave Hallock
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Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First 2
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- September 23, 2015
By Pat Buller Alternative number four of the “Habitat Restoration Alternatives Assessment for the Barnaby Reach of the Skagit River” proposes diverting up to one-third of the flow of the mainstream Skagit River into Barnaby Slough. In the document there are a number of risk assessments given for different actions related to the project. Nowhere

By Dave Hallock
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PUT THIS PROJECT ON HOLD!1
- Articles
- August 16, 2015
By Lee Fenley I own property off the Martin Road in Rockport residing on Stafford Lane where the Skagit Rivers System Cooperative (known as SRSC) is trying to divert the “wild and scenic” Skagit River into the Barnaby Slough area. The SRSC has offered four options and are trying to make a decision to settle

By Dave Hallock
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