by FbD-CLadmin | Apr 3, 2018 | Project-specific Stories |
By Courtney Baxter, Conservation Coordinator I grew up in dirty boots, my Ariats always coated in a thick layer of dust. I never really bothered to clean my boots, because in my mind I knew they were just going to get dirty again anyway. I’ve since moved away from my...
by FbD-CLadmin | Jan 22, 2018 | Project-specific Stories, Videos |
By Jenny Baker, Senior Restoration Manager Restoration of the zis a ba tidal marsh, named for a former Stillaguamish Tribal chief, has been documented in a wonderful new video. Interviews of tribal members, cultural resources experts, tribal staff and consultants all...
by FbD-CLadmin | Dec 21, 2017 | Project-specific Stories |
By Jenny Baker, Senior Restoration Manager Thanksgiving Day floods found many people evacuating their homes around Puget Sound and fish searching for quiet places to get away from fast-moving floodwaters. Two of the 29 projects funded by Floodplains by Design provided...
by FbD-CLadmin | Dec 16, 2015 | Project-specific Stories |
Photo: Randy Johnson The Dungeness River has flooded four times since February 2015. The first flood damaged the old railroad trestle and closed the Olympic Discovery Trail. In the 10 months and 2 days since that first flood, the 585 feet of old trestle have been...
by FbD-CLadmin | Dec 16, 2015 | Project-specific Stories |
When a popular recreational trail on the Olympic Peninsula was damaged by a flood and closed last February, it created an opportunity to not only rebuild the trail, but improve fish habitat and reduce flood risk. Read the full story to learn more about how the project...
by FbD-CLadmin | Dec 12, 2014 | Project-specific Stories |
Heavy rains pounded most areas of Western Washington during the days before Thanksgiving, resulting in flood warnings on a number of rivers. These high flows offered a real test of some of the new projects supported by FbD – particularly on the Puyallup River in...