Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission
c/o BC Ministry of Environment 1610 Mount Seymour Road, Suite 321 V7G 2R9 North Vancouver, BC, Canada

https://www.theguardian.com//canada-mining-gold-indigenous

https://tinyurl.com/yxo4g8sk "The treaty also formed the creation of the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission, which is co-chaired by an American and a Canadian, in an effort to protect wildlife habitat and integrity of the Upper Skagit watershed. The donut hole sits within the watershed."

> > https://tinyurl.com/y3ntv5re "Washington Wild has led efforts to coordinate the international coalition to oppose both proposed mining and logging in the Skagit Headwaters." > > https://tinyurl.com/y3ntv5re #pnw #seattle ... #skagitriver #bcpoli #imperialmetals #bcmining #manningpark #bcwild #transboundary #watershed #hopebc Pacificnorthwestkate See more

April 1973, The New York Times "Up to now Seattle's dams have backed up little water into Canada but now the city wants to raise the height of its newest dam Ross Dam, 125 feet to an elevation of 1,725 feet. This would create a new lake in Canada with a shoreline of 20.9 miles." https://skagiteec.org/blog... #rosslake #rossdam #skagithistory #skagitriver #seattle #transboundary #nytimes #pnw #upperleft #cascadia

"Map" is an unprecedented technological revolution...

The Trees That Helped Defeat a Dam "The cedars would remain in perfect equilibrium with the soil, water, and topography around them as long as nothing disturbed them." https://skagiteec.org/blog #skagitriver #Seattle... #pnw #skagithistory #rosslake #bchistory #rossdam #transboundary See more

For this Gold Rush Trail storyteller episode, we head to the heart of Nlaka’pamux territory in the Fraser Canyon to meet Tuckkwiowhum Village elder, Byron Spink...s. Here, he shares with us the untold story of the Canyon War. The conflict began in the summer of 1858 when miners arrived in the Fraser Canyon with a yearning for gold and began mining without permission from the Nlaka’pamux Chiefs. After numerous miners staged violent attacks on the Nlaka’pamux people, Statimc, Secwépemc, Okanagan and Yakima people travelled to the Fraser Canyon to help defend Nlaka’pamux territory and their people. Violence ensued until the 22nd of August 1858 when the Nlaka’pamux Nation led by Chief David Sexpínlhemx (Spintlum) negotiated a truce with Captain Henry Snyder to end the bloodshed and accommodate the newcomers. For more information visit https://tuckkwiowhum.ca/ and https://goldrushtrail.ca/history/.

Wishing Saul the very best as he plans his next chapter(s). The legacy of his work remains productive and successful at the facility and programming of the North Cascades Institute which continues to influence thousands of lives!

Did you know the the Skagit River Watershed is home to six distinct populations of wild Chinook salmon? Each population has distinct spawning habits. This #MapMonday, shows you where they can be found. #OurSkagit

In July 2019, government appointed panel members Garry Merkel and Al Gorley to lead an old-growth strategic review. They gathered input and examined old-growth management from a variety of perspectives. On April 30, 2020, they submitted 14 recommendations to the Province in their report. https://skagiteec.org/blog/

Remember this? The 2003 Skagit River Flood In late October, 2003, Western Washington experienced record rainfall, causing the Skagit River to leave it's banks in the upper valley and flood communities a long the way from Newhalem to Burlington. #skagitriver... #skagitvalley #rosslake #rossdam #transboundary #seattle #upperskagitwatershed See more

Some recent photos from our work party to clear the old Silverdaisy Trail into the Donut Hole between Manning and Skagit provincial parks. For more on our campaign to protect this endangered wilderness area from logging an mining go to: https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/SaveTheSkagit

Joe takes us on another journey into the "Donut Hole," the unprotected area between Skagit and Manning provincial parks, where the Wilderness Committee did some... trailbuilding clearing up Silverdaisy Trail. The Silverdaisy Trail. Check out the trail here: https://www.trailforks.com/trails/silverdaisy-trail/ See more

Wilderness Committee Hikes into Donut Hole @wildernews #transboundary #skagit #seattle #imperialmetals #mining #skagitriver #firstnations #tribes #bcparks #pnw #bchiking https://skagiteec.org/blog/

We’ve caught our stride in sharing virtual learning and content with the public, thanks to some fast-thinking, hard-working program staff! Last week we hosted o...ur very first virtual classIn the Company of Corvids! Instructor Kaeli Swift, Ph.D. was a hit with our community of bird-lovers. Don’t worry if you missed out on this course, we have two new online classes coming up! First we have Observe and Imagine: Connecting to Place Through the Creative Process Online in September, followed by Fire and Brimstone: Living with Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest Online in October. To register and for more information, head to ncascades.org See more

If you're not already signed up for our monthly E-news, here's our latest edition, including the big news that we plan to open the Environmental Learning Center... for self-guided learning activities in our Base Camp program starting September 25 (Space is very limited; act soon if you're interested) plus 3 more virtual classes, our August Photo Round Up and much more. https://northcascadesinstitute.cmail20.com//351635BB7BC89C See more

Did you know? BC Province is releasing the Together for Wildlife strategy. BC’s first Minister’s Wildlife Advisory Council members include two SEEC Commissioners! One former co-chair and one current Commissioner. Nancy Wilkin... Shaun Hollingsworth https://tinyurl.com/yy47d9jr

"Protect Washington’s rivers from British Columbia mining waste" Seattle Times Opinion article. https://tinyurl.com/y6dfn5pp

Joe Foy, protected areas campaigner takes another trip into the Donut Hole area. > > https://youtu.be/TGE34sOcS5s #silverdaisy #donuthole ... #bcmining #manningpark #skagitwatershed #headwaters #skagitriver #seattle #pnw #upperleft #transboundary #imperialmetals #skagit @wildernews See more

Today! In 1974. An international 'Canoe-In'! Ten years before the High Ross Treaty that, among other things, formed the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission. https://skagiteec.org/blog/... #skagitriver #skagit #Seattle #pnw #upperleft #rosslake #bchistory #rossdam #transboundary

Vancouver, The Province Newspaper, July 18, 2020 Opinion https://tinyurl.com/y3syjwja "Imperial Metals which brought us the Mount Polley tailings dam collapse owns the Giant Copper mineral claims in the upper Skagit. Since 2016 the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission (SEEC), established under the Skagit River Treaty, has sought to retire these tenures, but so far without success."... . . . #upperskagit #imperialmetals #mountpolley #skagitriver #headwaters #transboundary #rossdam #rosslake #donutholes #pnw #beautifulbc #seattle #bcmining See more

Upper Skagit Watershed Water Quality. Want to see the trends? Here are the reports. We are grateful for the work Hope Mountain Centre of Hope BC does in managing this data gathering program each year!... - http://hopemountain.org/conservation/water-testing/