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
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 | 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 | Jul 2, 2020 | Project-specific 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,...
