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About SFEG
The mission
of the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
is to build partnerships that educate and engage
the community in habitat restoration and watershed
stewardship in order to enhance salmonid populations.
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Staff
Members
- Alison
Studley, Executive Director
- Perry Welch, Project Manager
- Lucy DeGrace, Outreach Coordinator
- Mary Mae Hardt, Finance Manager
- Joe George, Restoration Technician
- Kara Bloch, Restoration Technician
- Andy Beckman, Restoration Technician
- Kyle Koch, Restoration Technician
- Corinne Hughes, AmeriCorps Habitat Restoration Assistant
- Ona Strikas, AmeriCorps Outreach Assistant
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Board of Directors
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 Bruce Freet, President, Mount Vernon, WA
Bruce
retired from the National Park Service in 2002 after 32 years
of federal employment. Bruce's most recent position was the Chief
of Resource Management at North Cascades National Park from 1992-2002.
His career with the federal government has taken him all over
the United States including Yellowstone National Park, Death Valley
National Park, Cabrillo National Monument, Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area, Wind Cave National Park, Big Cypress National
Park, and Great Basin National Park. Bruce graduated from San
Diego State University with a B.A. in Biological Sciences that
includes minors in chemistry and secondary education. Bruce recently
created Environmental Agreements, Inc. to facilitate and mediate
environmental issues. His hobbies include fly-fishing and tying,
photography, woodworking, gardening, and genealogy. |
 Jeanne
Glick, Vice President, Mount Vernon, WA
Jeanne is a local business owner,
a landowner and a very active volunteer. Her volunteer involvement
includes participation with the Skagit River Stewards, The Nature
Conservancy's Eagle Watch Program and a member of the Skagit Land
Trust Board of Directors. Jeanne is retired from the nursing profession.
She has a great deal of business management experience. As
a landowner, Jeanne is working with the Skagit Conservation District
on a plan to protect most of her property along Anderson Creek. |
 Ned
Currence, Secretary, Lyman, WA
Ned has been working on salmon
and trout habitat issues in northwest Washington for some time,
and is currently working as a biologist for the Nooksack Indian
Tribe primarily focusing on salmon recovery planning. He has conducted
stream habitat monitoring for US Forest Service in Skagit County,
and was a habitat biologist for the Makah Tribe on the outer Strait
of Juan de Fuca and North Coast where he reviewed land uses and
worked on watershed analyses. He lives on Wiseman Creek and is
a land steward for the Skagit Land Trust's Grandy Creek property.
He currently serves as board president for the Sedro Woolley Farmer's
Market. |
 Dan Ballard, Treasurer, Anacortes, WA
Dan has a lifelong interest in
salmon fishing and conservation. He graduated from Seattle University
with a BA in Political Science and was also commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in the Military Police Corps, US Army Reserve.
After completing his active duty, Dan went to work in the insurance
industry as a property casualty underwriter. In 1963, he went
into the independent insurance agency business. In 1969, he formed
his own agency and owned and operated it until retiring in 2000.
Dan retired from the Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel. |
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Deene
Almvig, Burlington, WA
Deene is retired from an
education position at Skagit Valley College, and now teaches
fly fishing. He is a member of Fidalgo Fly Fishers, and
has volunteered with SFEG and the Wildcat Steelhead Club
helping with the Nutrient Enhancement Program (dead fish
toss) in the Cascade River. |
 Kurt Buchanan, Mount Vernon , WA
Kurt is recently retired from the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife after 26 years as a habitat biologist, half of which were for the Skagit River basin. Kurt is known as a local expert on salmon resources leading many educational tours for conservation purposes with a variety of organizations, including SFEG. He has a vast array of expertise including knowledge of aquatic, marine and nearshore environments. Kurt continues to contribute to stream, riparian and wetland restoration efforts in the Skagit Valley. |
 Stephen
Hopley, Samish Island, WA
Steve is a fifth generation Samish
Islander. Steve has a Master of Science from the UW College of
Forest Resources specializing in environmental chemistry relating
to the forest industry. After commercially fishing crab and salmon
in Puget Sound for 15 years he and his family lived and worked
in Russia for four years. Until his recent retirement he was Deputy
General Manager and part-owner of Marine Resources Co. Intl.,
a Russian-American joint venture fishing company based in Seattle.
He is a competitive sculler and avid fly-fisherman. |
 Jim
Johnson, Sedro Woolley, WA
Jim is recently retired
from Sedro Woolley High School after twenty-seven years
of teaching English. At Sedro Woolley High School he was
advisor to the school's environmental club. A native Washingtonian,
he is a River and Land Trust Steward and a frequent SFEG
volunteer. Jim enjoys gardening, hiking, and birding.
Currently he serves as chair of the planning commission
for the city of Sedro Woolley. |
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Boshie Morris, Anacortes, WA
Boshie is a self-employed seamstress residing in Anacortes. She has a passionate interest in the outdoors and conservation of natural resources. For the last two years, Boshie has volunteered with SFEG in a variety of capacities doing monitoring, planting, education and outreach activities. Her hobbies include sailing and rowing. |
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Chris
Kowitz, Mount
Vernon, WA
Chris
is a biologist with Skagit County who oversees all the
salmon-related projects within the Public Works Department.
He has a BS in Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries Management from
Western Washington University. While with Skagit County,
Chris has developed, designed, permitted and constructed a
number of restoration and enhancement projects in the Skagit and
Samish watersheds that benefit salmon populations. Chris
was appointed to the board in 2008 and is excited about taking a
more active role in the community and broadening his experience
related to local Salmon Recovery.
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Robin
LaRue,
Mount Vernon
Robin grew up in
Skagit County
and has always been interested in the outdoors and
fishing since childhood. Robin worked for Skagit
County Public Works for many years in the Engineering
and Solid Waste Divisions. He is a Land Steward
with the Skagit Land Trust and served on their board of
directors for one year. Robin feels strongly that
we need to protect natural areas and fish habitat or
future generations will not have the opportunity to
enjoy the outdoors.
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The Board of
Directors welcomes and encourages the public to attend its monthly
meetings. The Board meets the fourth Tuesday of every month
at Skagit Valley College. Please join us!
SFEG Annual Report 2008
SFEG Annual Report 2006-2007
SFEG Annual Report 2005-2006
SFEG Annual Report 2004-2005
SFEG
Annual Report 2003-2004
SFEG
Annual Report 2002-2003
SFEG Annual Report
2001-2002
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