Join us for planting at the Debays Slough Reserve on Saturday, April 1st.
These plants replace non-native invasive species that have been removed from the site, and will grow to provide habitat and bank stability to the river.
NOTE – This event was moved from its original date of March 25th. We will meet at the same spot, for the same amount of time, but now on April 1st.
Where: DeBay’s Slough Wildlife Area 22767 Francis Rd, Mount Vernon
When: 10am-1pm
Please dress for the weather; we will provide work gloves and tools, and boots if you need them (it can get muddy if it’s been rainy!)
Refreshments (courtesy of Haggen) will be provided!
Register HERE
![Today is Endangered Species Day, an internationally recognized day of learning about endangered species and what you can do to help them. According to Skagit County, "three Skagit watershed salmonid species have been listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. [Additionally, the] Orca whales that feed on these fish have been listed as “endangered,” a more serious classification that triggers the most protective regulations".
Those listed are:
Puget Sound Chinook Salmon (anadromous; listed 1999)
Puget Sound Bull Trout (some anadromous; listed 1999)
Puget Sound Steelhead (an anadromous form of rainbow trout; listed 2007)
NOAA Fisheries has listed 28 population groups of salmon and steelhead on the West Coast as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act - you can read the recovery plans for the genetically different salmon runs from the National Oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the link in our bio for more information.
Pictured: Puget Sound Chinook (photo by Jess Newley)
Juvenile Skagit Steelhead
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