SFEG will be hosting a community meeting at 6:30 pm on March 4, 2019 to provide local residents and other interested parties an update on the Skagit Forks restoration project. The meeting will be held at the Dike District #3 office at
20890 Dike Road
Conway WA 98273 

And we will be meeting downstairs. Representatives from SFEG, WDFW, and SCD will be present to discuss this project to restore habitat in a small wetland located within WDFWs Skagit Forks Management Unit. 

The wetland is located within the Skagit River floodplain outside of the dikes that protect surrounding farmland.  After passing through the dike, Britt Slough formerly flowed into this small wetland, then into the Skagit River.  Such areas provide critical off-channel rearing habitat for young salmon as they migrate downstream to the estuary. Disconnection of the wetland reduces the connectivity of this rearing habitat, and can trap young fish as river flows recede.  The project will restore habitat connectivity and increase the productivity of salmon, including juvenile Chinook. 

Funding for the work is being provided by the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, including partners from Shell, Sea World, and NOAA Fisheries.

Come with open ears, questions,
comments, and concerns.