Government’s Primary Task is to Protect Life, Liberty, and Property
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- January 22, 2016
Skagit Upriver Neighbors
Sharing information and viewpoints on issues that concern us.
Barnaby Project
- Home
- Barnaby Project
Time to Respect Mother Nature1
- 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
READ MORE
Update on Barnaby Reach Study0
- Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
- October 28, 2016
Here is an email letter from Cynthia Carlstad, consultant to the steering committee for the Barnaby Reach project, received October 28, 2016: “Greetings Barnaby Reach Project Stakeholder Advisory Committee and Interested Parties: This email provides updates on project activities since my last message in late August. As I described then, the project Steering Committee (Skagit
READ MORE
Barnaby Reach Project Consultant Update0
- Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters
- September 8, 2016
Cynthia Carlstad, consultant to the Skagit River System Cooperative for its Barnaby Reach project called me in response to a letter I wrote to the SRSC leadership. She confirmed that the project proponents and their sponsors are very aware of our steadfast opposition to the channel feature in the current project design. No alternative approach
READ MORE
Letter to Skagit River System Cooperative Barnaby Project Leaders0
- Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Letters, Pinned
- August 18, 2016
Following receipt of a letter indicating that there will be no meeting of the “Barnaby Project” “Stakeholder Advisory Committee” in the near future, I drafted the following letter to the key leaders of the Skagit River System Cooperative, Steve Hinton and Devin Smith, and their project consultant, Cynthia Carlstad. We’ve repeatedly expressed complete opposition to
READ MORE
Letter From Alex Wright Re Barnaby Project0
- Barnaby Project, Letters
- May 30, 2016
To Skagit Upriver Neighbors: At the recent meeting in Concrete one questioner was concerned about what could happen if the river flooded. Their query, could the river change course? This could be avoided if flood gates were installed at the entrance of the proposed canal. If the project must be built, remove all the current
READ MORE
Do Not Divert a Wild River Near a Residential Community0
- 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
READ MORE
Letter to Senator Kirk Pearson0
- Barnaby Project, Barnaby Project Information, Featured, Letters, Pinned
- May 15, 2016
We had the opportunity to meet with our state senator, Kirk Pearson, this evening in Marblemount to discuss the Barnaby Reach project. He listened well and asked that we follow promptly with a summary of our conversation so he could refer to it tomorrow in his meeting with the head of the Washington Department of
READ MORE
Climate Change Report Negates Barnaby Reach Study0
- 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
READ MORERiver Diversion Channel Increases Probability and Severity of Harm0
- 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
READ MOREArtie Olson Letter to the Concrete Herald0
- Barnaby Project, Letters, News Items, Pinned
- February 3, 2016
Letter to the Editor Concrete Herald By Artie Olson January 2016 After attending the December 10th Skagit River Systems Cooperative (SRSC) meeting on the Barnaby Reach “construction” project (NOT “restoration” project, as they insist on calling it), I noticed a number of changes from their last meeting, many months before. Most noticeably changed were their
READ MORE
You Have a Lot of Work to Do!
- Barnaby Project, Featured, Letters
- February 11, 2015
Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- September 23, 2015
Letter to FEMA Region X
- Barnaby Project, Letters
- October 5, 2015
A Dangerous Plan!
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured
- April 30, 2015
Most Commented
-
-
-
Well-Being of Private Citizens Must Come First
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured, Pinned
- September 23, 2015
-
Letter to FEMA Region X
- Barnaby Project, Letters
- October 5, 2015
-
A Dangerous Plan!
- Articles, Barnaby Project, Featured
- April 30, 2015