Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group

HABITAT RESTORATION: 14,315 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS WERE PLANTED TO RESTORE NEARLY 7 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT ALONG LOCAL STREAMS. 138 ACRES OF NATIVE PLANT CARE AND INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL WAS COMPLETED TO MAINTAIN RIPARIAN HABITAT PROJECTS. 2,955 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN WERE SURVEYED FOR KNOTWEED ALONG 19 MILES OF THE SKAGIT AND SAUK RIVERS. 2.9 MILES OF STREAM WAS OPENED TO SALMON BY REMOVING 2 FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS.2,259 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE REACHED THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 7,189 HOURS WERE DONATED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. 1,003 STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.