Skagit River Angling, 1986.
Are you a fisherman on the Upper Skagit these days? What's it like compared to 40 yrs ago?
> skagiteec.org/blog
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The Spatial Institute at Western Washington University in Bellingham was selected to assist with developing an ArcGIS StoryMap of historic mining in Upper Skagit Valley. It is interactive, transparent and informative.
>> skagiteec.org/blog >>
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Best wishes for this New Year, as we journey through together!
This 2021 Video, and the project it describes, are a beautiful instance of collboration on funding, approvals, oversight, ground work and knowledge sharing.
The Upper Skagit Watershed has always been a ‘Gathering Place’ of sorts.
> skagiteec.org/blog
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"...we celebrate... Kelly’s meaningful and well-deserved national recognition, recently received: the Canada Volunteer Award for “Community Leadership” for BC - Yukon.
> > skagiteec.org/kelly-pearce > >
#hopemountain #skagiteducation #hopebc #outdooreducation #bctrails #hopebctrails #kellypearce
I came across photos by Eric Tsoi. You may know (of) him. Eric lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and has gathered images from so many places that I’ll admit, an hour went by as I travelled with him for a minute.
→ skagiteec.org/blog
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The Commission was excited to meet two new Canadian Commissioners at the annual September planning retreat in Hope BC!
Please welcome with us, Zita Botelho and Hugues Letourneau.
→ Read More: skagiteec.org/blog
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Gorge Dam Powerhouse interior showing the No. 1 Generator, February 14, 1924
#OnThisDay in 1924, hydroelectric power from Seattle City Light's Gorge Powerhouse on the Skagit River reached Seattle. historylink.org/File/2528
The Commissioners on their annual planning retreat, this year based out of #hopebc and in Manning Park.
Who are the SEEC Commissioners? Check here!
→ skagiteec.org/about/commis...
→ More: skagiteec.org/blog
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A 1971 Report!
The upper Skagit watershed in the late sixties and early seventies, courtesy of Canadian Wildlife Service. Prior to the ‘High Ross Treaty’...
→ skagiteec.org/blog
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July 28, 1974 International “Canoe-In”
> Read More: skagiteec.org/blog
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SEEC's grant making and strategic initiatives focus on five areas:
Ecosystem Science, Indigenous Peoples Engagement, *Environmental Education, Watershed Integrity and Recreation
Learn more here!
→ skagiteec.org/blog
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Peak Views - Skagit Valley Provincial Park - Ross Lake, British Columbia 🇨🇦
#mountains #nature #outdoors #hike #camping #panorama #landscape #bc #explorebc #britishcolumbia #rosslake #bcparks #skagitvalley #bluesky #landscapephotography #naturephotography #canada
SEEC Co-chair Shannon Bentley and Commissioner Anna Warwick Sears, presented a poster at @CWRA_Flows, introducing SEEC to the CWRA national audience.
Read More → skagiteec.org/cwra
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Eroding Forest Edges - Silver Skagit Rd. - Hope, British Columbia 🇨🇦
#mountains #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #travel #bc #britishcolumbia #bluesky #canada
On behalf of the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission, we are pleased to provide you a copy of the Annual Report for fiscal year 2024 – 2025.
→ skagiteec.org/about/about-...
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Anna is an alternate commissioner on the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission, appointed by the B.C. Premier.
More here:
> tinyurl.com/anna-warwick...
We are excited by this news and wish SEEC Commissioner Anna Warwick Sears every success!
Until further notice, the gate at Hozomeen will remain closed; vehicle and foot traffic across the US/Canada border is prohibited.
Good information from the North Cascades National Park Service Complex here:
> www.nps.gov/noca/planyou...
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Recently Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning (HMCOL)’s Executive Director, Kristine Pérez de León, presented a summary of their wonderful work in 2024...
→ skagiteec.org/blog
#outdooreducation
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The Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission (SEEC) provides project funding. We have ideas conversations with land managers, First Nations, Tribes, large organizations, small organizations and individuals.
Visit our Fund page. Does your idea align with SEEC goals?
→ skagiteec.org/funding-app
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UPDATE
Silver Skagit Road will be closed to traffic from 6.3 km to 58 km (Canada/USA border) for seasonal shutdown from October 15, 2024 to April 14, 2025; the road will not be maintained during this time
tinyurl.com/skagitroad
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Two yreas ago, the BC Govt announced an agreement to extinguish mineral tenures within ecologically sensitive headwaters region of the Skagit R. on Silverdaisy Mtn.
→ Read More: skagiteec.org/blog
#bcpoli #BCParks #bcmining #silverdaisy #northcascades #skagitriver #firstnations #nwtreatytribes
What kind of people are/were involved with SEEC?
The chairperson of the Seymour Salmonid Society in N Vanc is Shaun Hollingsworth. Until a few years ago, Shaun was the active Canadian co-chair for SEEC.
This recent video shows Shaun active with saving fish at Seymour.
tinyurl.com/yc4kh89j
on projects completed with the support of SEEC funding.
Excellent organizations with big plans, doing rewarding work! Thank you!
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Today's 3rd Quarter business meeting of the SEEC Commissioners was held in the iconic Richmond Olympic Oval, in Richmond, British Columbia. It was excellent to hear presentations by the Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning and Student Conservation Association >>more>>
