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. Connecting people, place, and abundant resources to the Skagit. We all share a sense of community around this special place.

'Our Skagit' is a broad-based initiative to empower folks who live, work and play in the Skagit area to protect our natural environment and our communities through knowledge, dialogue and the motivation to act. The Skagit Valley and its coastal regions are places of scenic beauty and natural resource abundance that have provided us with economic vitality and cultural richness. Diverse communities and interests - fishers, farmers, loggers, builders, recreationists, conservationists and others - have worked hard to steward the bounty and beauty of this place for the benefit of their families and future generations. While we have differences, we have much more in common that should be celebrated. Our challenge, in the face of so much change coming to our Skagit, is finding common paths forward that recognize and protect our quality of life into the future.

10/29/2026

The River Within Our Veins is a short film that documents the important work of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP), a network of Tribal, public, and private organizations that are working together to study, monitor, and restore Puget Sound.

To save our salmon, a network of Tribal, public, and private organizations are working together to study, monitor, and restore Puget Sound: Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP).

10/27/2026

Salmon are currently returning home to their natal streams in the Skagit and Samish watersheds - here are a few Salmon Spotting tips for those who want to witness this incredible part of their journey:

1. Don't walk in the streams: Redds, where salmon lay their eggs, can be tricky to spot, and stepping in them can harm the eggs. (Be sure to keep dogs leashed and out of the streams, too!)
2. Bring polarized glasses - this can reduce the glare to help you see the fish more clearly
3. Approach the stream slowly and quietly -salmon spook easily!

Be sure to check out skagitwatershed.org/events to find upcoming salmon spotting events from our partners!

10/12/2026

🐟 We're proud sponsors of Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group's annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival!
Join us on October 22 at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon — doors open at 6 PM, films start at 7 PM.

We're beyond proud to support this event. Skagit Fisheries is a local organization dedicated to salmon conservation, and we believe deeply in this cause — a healthy watershed and thriving salmon populations are vital to the Skagit Valley.

Visit https://www.skagitfisheries.org/event/wild-scenic-film-festival-3/ to secure your tickets! See you at the theatre! 🌊

10/08/2026

This week, we hosted the Washington Salmon Coalition here in the Skagit Watershed!

WSC is a coalition of all 26 Lead Entities across the state. Each runs a Salmon Recovery Funding Board grant round like the Watershed Council, prioritizing state grant dollars for voluntary, community supported salmon habitat restoration and protection projects. The coalition gets together at a different Lead Entity each year. We took everyone on project tours at Similk estuary and Utopia Conservation Area. These meetings are a great way for Lead Entities to learn from each other, sharing ideas and processes to improve grant rounds!

10/06/2026

We’re excited to share the first video in our Project Spotlight series, designed to help the Skagit community understand the important habitat restoration and protection work that has been completed or is currently underway in the Skagit watershed.

Our first spotlight is on the Mill Creek Floodplain Restoration, which is currently in the planning and design phase. The project restores salmon habitat and solves a long-time infrastructure issue of flooding on the South Skagit Highway. We interviewed Emily Derenne of Skagit County about this project back in April of this year.

Why start with Mill Creek? Skagit County Commissioner Joe Burns recently spoke to what makes this project special:

“You do not have to come to this project for the same reason to recognize its value. Some people may care first about the salmon habitat. Someone else may care first about keeping South Skagit Highway open. Someone else may care about reducing what taxpayers spend repairing the same problem over and over again. That is okay. We do not have to start from the same place to arrive at a solution that works for our community.

To me, that is what finding common ground looks like. It means recognizing that we may come to the table with different responsibilities and different priorities, but there are still places where our interests overlap. When we find those places, we should take advantage of them and work together.”

This video, which was recorded in April 2026, details the current p...

10/02/2026

October is the time for planting parties and salmon sightings!

Our community calendar is packed with more activities than ever - head to skagitwatershed.org/events to find volunteer opportunities, lectures, group hikes, and more from the amazing environmental organizations in our region!

09/29/2026

Skagit salmon in September 🍂🍁

09/24/2026

All across our watershed and beyond, salmon are returning home to their natal streams to spawn.

If you're interested in observing this incredible process while helping to track the health of our local salmon populations, consider signing up for Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group's Spawner Survey volunteer program! Find out more information here: https://www.skagitfisheries.org/event/2026-spawner-survey-workshop/

09/22/2026

Happy first day of fall! We love this season in the Skagit watershed - between the beautiful autumn colors and the return of so many spawning salmon, it's one of our favorite times of the year!

How do you like to enjoy the fall season in our watershed?

09/21/2026

Last week our Watershed Coordinator, Megan, joined coordinators from Lead Entities across Puget Sound in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed to tour some restoration projects along the Cedar River! Connecting with other Lead Entities is always a great opportunity to celebrate progress, share ideas, and learn more about the important salmon habitat restoration and protection projects happening throughout our state!

Address

815 Cleveland Avenue #201
Mount Vernon, WA
98273

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

(360) 419-9326

Website

http://www.skagitwatershed.org/

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