Articles

Rockport Neighbor Views on Proposed Culvert Replacement Project 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project Information, News Items
- February 24, 2018
By Lisa Fenley and Dave Hallock Rockport neighbors have offered insightful views, concerns and perspectives on a proposed project intended to improve Martin Road drainage. Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) submitted a “pre-approval” application on February 16, 2018, for funding a project to replace culverts on Martin Road. Neighbors are generally supportive of the project

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
Pre-application for Culvert Replacement Project Submitted by SRSC 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project Information, News Items
- February 24, 2018
Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) has submitted a “pre-application” for funding a project to improve drainage along Martin Road in Rockport. The pre-application will be screened along with others and, if approved, SRSC will be invited to submit a “full application.” The screening process is expected to be completed by mid-March, 2018. A copy of the

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
Erin Lowery, Seattle City Light, On Managing Ross Dam Discharges During Recent Flood 0
- Articles, Flood Events
- December 15, 2017
Erin Lowery, Fisheries Biologist for Seattle City Light, talked with our Skagit Upriver Neighbors Tuesday evening, December 12th, about how dam discharges were managed during the recent Thanksgiving week flood event in our area. Thanks so much for talking with us, Erin! Here is a link to an audio recording of Erin’s remarks: Erin Lowery Remarks

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
WSDOT, YOUR LOGJAM PROJECT DID THIS!1
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured
- November 29, 2017
By Lisa Fenley, WSDOT, your project created the pooling of water that undermined highway 20 east of Rockport. You can’t put that much debris in a body of water and not expect water pressure to build elsewhere, like right in front of (at the upstream end of) the man-made logjam. The debris got caught up

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
Barnaby Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting, Sept 7th 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Pinned
- September 27, 2017
By Dave Hallock with Christie Fairchild and Howard Stafford The Barnaby Reach Project’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee met on September 7, 2017, in Concrete. This committee is composed of representatives of the significant area stakeholders in the project, including: designated representatives of residential land owners; the National Park Service, the Washington Department of Transportation, the Washington

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
Encouraging Words 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, News Items, Pinned
- January 27, 2017
By Dave Hallock I had the opportunity to meet this past Tuesday afternoon with two lead consultants for Natural Systems Design (NSD), along with Devin Smith, Project Manager for the Barnaby Reach project, and Cynthia Carlstad, of Carlstad Consulting, who has been retained by Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) to coordinate community outreach relating to

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
Time to Respect Mother Nature 1
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Pinned
- November 11, 2016
By Dave Hallock Along with several of my Rockport neighbors, I recently had the opportunity to visit with Richard Brocksmith, Executive Director of the Skagit Watershed Council regarding the Barnaby Slough project. The Skagit Watershed Council has responsibilities around reviewing and endorsing salmon habitat projects seeking approval and grant funding by Washington’s Salmon Recovery Funding

By Dave Hallock
READ MORE
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
READ MORE
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
READ MORE
River Diversion Channel Increases Probability and Severity of Harm 0
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Pinned
- 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
READ MORE