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If you were a salmon traveling upstream, your chance of making it to your spawning bed hinges on many factors including the temperature and abundance of water. As a result, continuous streamside tree canopy and resident beavers are critical players in a salmon’s success. Trees shade and cool the water temperature, while beavers’ infrastructure supports consistent streamflow and helps create cool, deep pools.
Read MoreOne of the many benefits of agroforestry—the integration of perennial trees and shrubs into agricultural systems—is its potential to mitigate climate change and increase resilience. Here are a few examples of how…
Read MoreIt can be easy to take water for granted in the Northwest, until you see it through the eyes of a farmer like Jake Stewart.
“I wouldn't call us climate refugees,” said Jake. “But we were certainly climate migrants leaving the droughts.”
Jake and his wife, Aja, were farming near Austin, Texas when their well began to run dry.
Read MoreAs we wrap up our 38th Annual Plant Sale, we are grateful for the many hundreds of folks who ordered plants and donated their time to make this event a success!
Read MoreIn addition to its three riparian buffers, Polestar Farm is home to upwards of 20 beaver dams, creating a wetland nested within the forest. The slowed water caused by a beaver dam helps keep horse waste and other pollutants from entering the stream quickly, and also recharges groundwater.
Read MoreAlthough most of us refuse to use umbrellas, the fact remains that our annual rainfall averages about 35 inches in the western part of the county and increases sharply as you approach the Cascade Mountains. Managing the stormwater runoff resulting from all of this rain remains a crucial part of Snohomish Conservation District’s work to reduce pollution in our streams, rivers, and Puget Sound.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who submitted a masterpiece to this year’s Youth Art Contest! We were amazed to see such a wide range of species and mediums represented.
Read MoreHealthy pastures are an important key to a healthy ecosystem.
Read MoreWho would have thought that carnivorous bog plants, such as sundews and pitcher plants, would have a place on a horse property?
Read MoreOn the two private properties, over 10,000 trees and shrubs were planted across 11 acres to provide shade and filter pollutants before entering the creek.
Read MoreFood forests are designed to mimic a forest ecosystem and are mainly made up of edible and medicinal perennial species, with some annual crops mixed in.
Read MoreIf you visit Niky Schultz’s food forest, you might get the sense she’s planting her own little Garden of Eden, an edible landscape where bees nap in her “Pollinator Paradise” and salamanders swim like little dragons in her pond. It’s hard to believe that she’s spent most of her adult life living in apartments with only enough space for a container garden.
Read MoreThis event kicked off the planting of several trees in the Delta Neighborhood of Everett and highlighted the ways that urban trees can reduce stormwater volume and filter water, while also providing wildlife habitat, shade, and improved air quality, human health, and livability.
Read MoreAdults and children from over six countries gathered at the Strawberry Fields Athletic Complex in Marysville for the fifth annual Orca Recovery Day on October 15. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in a guided nature walk, learn about water quality, and plant trees along the Middle Fork Quilceda Creek, which runs through the park. The creek is an important habitat restoration site due to the presence of coho salmon near a high-traffic area. Salmon are a main food source for the Southern Resident orcas.
Read MoreThe theme for our 6th Annual Youth Art Contest is aquatic macroinvertebrates! The contest is open to pre-K through 12th grade. Participants must be a resident or student of Snohomish County or Camano Island. Submissions will be accepted online February 6-17 2023.
Read MoreThe Northwest Regional competition will take place on March 23, 2023 at the Brightwater Center in Woodinville and the state competition will be held mid-May. The state champion gets to travel to the national competition and test their skills against winning teams from the US and Canada.
Read MoreThrough an NACD grant, we were able to help underserved areas with their food security through garden installations and other support.
Read MoreReturning to Raising Cane Ranch for the second year yielded a new crop of 28 attendees curious to see alley cropping and other agroforestry practices in action.
Read MoreSnohomish Conservation District’s Environmental Educators hosted two tables at the Return of the Salmon Festival at Osprey Park in Sultan on September 24, 2022. The event focused on local watersheds and community action to help preserve and restore our rivers and salmon.
Read MoreFarmers, fishermen, and families gathered at Hazel Blue Acres on September 8 for the second and final part of our “Tales of Two Rivers” film festival.
“It dawned on me as I was listening to the panel responses last night that we got really lucky in this effort to have such amazing participants,” said Lindsey Desmul, Sustainable Lands Strategy Communications Group co-chair.
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