Chapter 7 - Reach Summaries

The following Reach Summaries characterize existing farming and infrastructure, projected impacts to agricultural viability, and prioritized resilience needs for eleven reaches within the Stillaguamish and Snohomish River floodplains (Figures VII-1 and VII-2 below). Through a robust community engagement process, farmers first learned about projected changes to flooding, groundwater, land subsidence and weather. Over 75 local farmers engaged in this process whereby they identified priority actions needed to ensure agricultural resilience into the future. Within each reach summary, the Resilience Needs section represents the primary needs identified by the farmers and categorizes them into tier one and tier two to guide implementation efforts.