
Here is a very fine resource of articles relating to floods in Skagit County, the “Historic Flood Articles Archives.” http://www.skagitcounty.net/
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Here is the finalized version of “Reach Assessment for SR 530 and 20 near the Skagit River Rockport Bridge,” produced by Rob Schanz, Hydrologist, of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Environmental Services Hydrology Program. What do you make of this report relative to the Barnaby project? 2015/09/sr530_skagitra_final.pdf An immediate concern we may have about
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We’ve taken a stand in strong opposition to the idea of cutting a channel from the Skagit River into the Barnaby Slough for the purpose of diverting river flow through the slough because it is fraught with so many negative possibilities. Great harm could be done to the homes and lands of our neighbors living
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Articles and pieces appearing on this website will refer to visual information appearing in documents made public by the Skagit River System Cooperative, including its “map sets,” which may be viewed and downloaded here: https://barnabystudy.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/barnaby-map-sets.pdf
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The Skagit River System Cooperative is claiming that there will be no risk of flooding if its “Alternative #4” is implemented. Alternative #4 involves cutting a wide channel to divert a significant portion of Skagit River flow into and out of the Barnaby Slough. The channel was described as being 270 feet wide and the
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The Skagit Watershed Council (SWC) functions as a “Lead Entity” with respect to proposed salmon restoration projects. The SWC is based in Mount Vernon and it’s director is Richard Brocksmith, (360-419-9326). In a nutshell, the SWC is the local group that solicits for proposals, conducts technical evaluations, then citizen rankings, prior to submitting their ranked list of project
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The Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) is a tribal organization set up by two indian tribes, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe. It’s activities include promoting restoration of salmon habitat. Its “Barnaby Reach Project” is the focus of many posts on this website, as the project poses serious threats to our
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The Barnaby Reach Project imagines four possible alternatives. The most ambitious one is referred to as “Alternative #4.” Alternative #4 directs a portion of the Skagit River into Barnaby Slough. It would involve cutting connecting channels to link the Skagit River with Barnaby Slough, as well as Harrison Slough and Lucas Slough, so that a portion of
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The Barnaby Reach Project area, as described by the Skagit River System Cooperative, extends from the mouth of Illabot Creek downstream to the Sauk River near Rockport. The most complete set of information on this project is available on the Washington Department of Recreation and Conservation’s website. Here is a link to the page for
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Marc Duboiski is the Salmon Recovery Funding Board Grants Manager for our area. Here is a letter he sent on March 23, 2015, after I spoke with him about the Barnaby Reach project. “Thanks for talking to me this morning. I always appreciate talking to landowners and listening to their concerns. My agency provides staff
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