by FbD-CLadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | IFM Network Stories
CHANGES ARE COMING Snohomish County Agriculture Resilience Plan " Photo: Paul Joseph Brown/Lighthawk On a damp December evening, we watched the sunset and the mist rise from the fields surrounding Carlton Farms, on the outskirts of Everett, as we walked the path...
by FbD-CLadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | IFM Network Stories
PLANTING SEEDS OF COLLABORATION Stillaguamish River Valley " As a local farmer and small business owner, Tristan Klesick’s livelihood is tied to the rich “resource lands” of Snohomish County – the farms, forests, natural habitat, open...
by FbD-CLadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | IFM Network Stories
TURNING RISK INTO OPPORTUNITY Yakima River Valley " For Yakima – a city in the middle of a semi-arid desert – the Yakima River truly is a lifeline. The river underpins the local economy, providing the urban water supply, irrigation for the farmers,...
by FbD-CLadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | IFM Network Stories
GIVING THE RIVER ROOM TO ROAM The Puyallup River Valley, Reimagined " A hundred years ago, city planners and engineers tried to improve a place – making the lands more orderly and useful for new residents – by straightening a meandering river. It was an...
by FbD-CLadmin | Oct 21, 2019 | IFM Network Stories |
By Kat Morgan, Associate Director for Puget Sound Conservation Seven years ago this fall, I wore a hard hat and safety vest to visit The Nature Conservancy’s Port Susan Bay Preserve as a major estuary restoration project was underway. 150 acres of former estuary was...
by FbD-CLadmin | Oct 26, 2018 | IFM Network Stories |
By Jamie Robertson, Conservation Geographer, and Heather Cole, Puget Sound Community Relations Manager Imagine you’re a third-generation farmer in the Puget Sound. You’ve seen changes around your farm for years — neighboring farms disappear to urban sprawl and...
