Tribal leaders together with Skagit County leaders have been pushing the City of Seattle and its electric utility department to commit to building fish passage at its dams to provide salmon with access to the 37% of the Skagit River upstream of the dams. Here is an excellent panel discussion that aims to educate folks
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By Beth Easterday I recently went to the Birdsview Brewery for a meet and greet with Suzan DelBene, Congresswoman, and Lisa Janicki,Commissioner. Representatives from The Nature Conservancy, Seattle City Light, WDFW. and the local rafting company were also present to talk about the proposed designation of Illabot Creek as a “Wild and Scenic Corridor.” It
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The Natural Resources Division of Skagit County Public Works has issued a draft Martin Road Feasibility Study. It relates to the potential erosion of Martin Road by the Skagit River. The county is asking for public comment on the report. Public comments are requested by June 30, 2016. You can find links to the study
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We have great confidence in the experience and judgment of the people who have lived in the Martin Road area for a long time and have intimate familiarity with your project area. These people include Howard Stafford who has lived his entire life here, as well as Lee and Lisa Fenley and Denton and Jessica
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By Beth Easterday Here is the flyer that is regarding the meeting at Howard Miller Park; post these wherever you think folks with an interest in diverting the Skagit River may gather. I personally am not interested in seeing what will happen when the river flows downhill into Martin Road and straight towards the Sauk.
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By Dave Hallock There was a good turnout of concerned neighbors for a meeting December 12th in Rockport regarding the “Barnaby Reach Project,” an initiative spearheaded by the Skagit River System Cooperative. The primary focus of the meeting had to do with recent study work on drainage related flooding in the Martin Road neighborhood area
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