As many of you know, SFEG has relied on the service of several AmeriCorps members each year for the past 24 years. Way back in the fall of 1997 SFEG welcomed its first AmeriCorps member, Rebecca Benjamin. Since making her mark in the Skagit Valley, she has risen in the ranks and for many years has been the Executive Director of our sister organization, North Olympic Salmon Coalition. In 1999, Bengt Miller put in a year of service doing all aspects of salmon habitat restoration, and after a few years away he rejoined our team as field crew member.