by FbD-CLadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | Project-specific Stories
LEQUE ISLAND Restoring tidal marsh habitat " Photo: Courtney Baxter/TNC Leque Island was once entirely salt marsh. But if you were to visit the island today, located west of Stanwood between Port Susan and Skagit bays, you would see vast wetlands and previously...
by FbD-CLadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | Project-specific 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 | Oct 21, 2019 | Project-specific 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 | Sep 3, 2018 | Project-specific Stories |
Words and graphics by Erica Simek Sloniker Many of us live near a river. Overtime, we grow accustomed to observing its flow at various times of the year as well as the path it follows. In many cases, we simply enjoy watching the wildlife or the beautiful glossy hue a...
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...
