Presentation Abstract

The collaborative process plays a critical role in habitat restoration. With support from a federal grant, the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group has been working with the Samish Nation to restore areas along the Samish River after the removal of the noxious weed knotweed. This effort has involved a collaborative strategy between the Samish and Skagit Fisheries to engage landowners and the community to achieve restoration and noxious weed control. In addition, Skagit Fisheries has a broader approach to community engagement and working with landowners to achieve restoration for salmon habitat. Case examples will be presented to showcase these efforts.

Session Title

Session S-08G: Rethinking Our Waterways: Effective Collaboration with Landowners, Project Partners and Decision Makers

Conference Track

Shorelines

Conference Name

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)

Document Type

Event

Start Date

2-5-2014 8:30 AM

End Date

2-5-2014 10:00 AM

Location

Room 6E

Genre/Form

conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)

Contributing Repository

Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Restoration monitoring (Ecology)--Washington (State)--Samish River Watershed; Restoration monitoring (Ecology)--Skagit River Watershed; (B.C. and Wash.); Natural resources--Co-management--Washington (State)--Samish River Watershed; Natural resources--Co-management--Skagit River Watershed (B.C. and Wash.)

Geographic Coverage

Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Samish River Watershed (Wash.); Skagit River Watershed (B.C. and Wash.)

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Text

Language

English

Format

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May 2nd, 8:30 AM May 2nd, 10:00 AM

Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group Community Based Restoration: the value of developing partnerships for salmon recovery

Room 6E

The collaborative process plays a critical role in habitat restoration. With support from a federal grant, the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group has been working with the Samish Nation to restore areas along the Samish River after the removal of the noxious weed knotweed. This effort has involved a collaborative strategy between the Samish and Skagit Fisheries to engage landowners and the community to achieve restoration and noxious weed control. In addition, Skagit Fisheries has a broader approach to community engagement and working with landowners to achieve restoration for salmon habitat. Case examples will be presented to showcase these efforts.