Engaging our community in restoring salmon in the Skagit watershed through restoration, education, and stewardship. 

Together, over the past 35 years, we have:


Planted over 525,000 native plants along more than 61 miles of streams and shorelines, improving water quality, providing shade, and a place for young salmon to hide from predators



Built over 57,000 feet of livestock fencing to improve water quality and reduce bank erosion


Engaged over 24,600 children in hands-on environmental science education programs, learning about salmon and the importance of watershed environments



Opened over 105 miles of habitat for salmon and steelhead by removing 77 culvert crossings that blocked fish migration

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AmeriCorps Position Open – Education Associate

Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group seeks an individual to fill a Washington Service Corps Individual Placement position. Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration and protection of salmon resources. Our goals are primarily met by educating and involving the community in hands-on stream restoration activities. This position assists with environmental education activities related to salmon habitat enhancement. Much of the position entails the delivery of education and outreach programs to kids and adults in and out of the classroom.
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Cedar Grove | Project 12 of 30

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Located 1.8 miles upriver of Dalles bridge in Concrete Washington exists Cedar Grove; a quiet wetland located in the Skagit floodplain in a channel long abandoned by the mainstem river. It may surprise some readers to learn that Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group is currently working with Skagit County Public Works, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to complete a restoration project designed to benefit Skagit Chinook and (by extension) resident orcas.
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Deception Pass | Project 11 of 30

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As you look out from the Deception Pass bridge linking Fidalgo to Whidbey Island, plunging rock faces and forests jut into the vibrantly blue coastline waters of the Salish Sea. The variety of recreation and visual appeal makes Deception Pass one of Washington’s top parks to visit. Over the past 5 years, Skagit Fisheries has been working side by side with Northwest Straits Foundation and Skagit County Marine Resource Committee (MRC) to make this place more than just bountiful to the human eye and body, but to enhance the landscapes for the many plant and animal species that rely on this habitat.
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Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group

P.O. Box 2497
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

EIN: 94-3165939