The yearslong process to relicense the three Skagit River dams has gotten longer after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed to a fi…
The Salish Sea Stewards’ annual volunteer training is returning in 2025.
A new state law that takes effect Wednesday requires motorized and nonmotorized vessels to stay 1,000 yards away from Southern Resident orca whales.
Forty-nine vessels were kept from possibly becoming abandoned or derelict during a state Department of Natural Resources’ Vessel Turn in Progr…
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife will add 15 acres to the Milltown Island Unit of the Skagit Wildlife Area through a donation from a …
ROCKPORT — About 25 visitors flocked to Howard Miller Steelhead Park on Saturday to meet a bald eagle named Einstein.
FIR ISLAND — About 30 people gathered Friday afternoon to celebrate the reopening of the Skagit Wildlife Area’s Headquarters Unit.
No invasive spongy moths have been caught near Concrete this year, making it the first time since 2021 that has occurred.
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community announced in a news release Thursday that it has filed a motion to intervene on the side of the defendan…
Nooksack River basin water users should get ready for the next step in a complicated process that began last year to affirm the water rights o…
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners approved Monday a rates and charges schedule for the Skagit Conservation District that will last from…
Skagit County wrapped up a culvert replacement project this week that provides fish passage near Conway.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Sedro-Woolley City Council held a public hearing Wednesday on an ordinance that put in place a moratorium on the processin…
The Skagit County Planning Commission talked Tuesday about the climate element of the county’s comprehensive plan update.
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A local nonprofit that focuses on porpoise research will celebrate its 10-year anniversary on Sunday.
MOUNT VERNON — A group of volunteers gathered along the Skagit River in Mount Vernon on Saturday to plant trees in an effort to increase habit…
Skagit County has put together an online survey that asks residents their thoughts and priorities regarding the new climate element of the cou…
A popular free lecture series on environmental topics is returning after a two-year hiatus.
PADILLA BAY — Environmental groups and Samish Indian Nation staff carefully set fire to some former pasture land near Padilla Bay last week as…
As the Nov. 5 general election draws near, $47 million is at stake within Skagit County through one of the four statewide ballot initiatives.
MOUNT VERNON — Skagit County held an open house Tuesday to get the public involved and informed about the climate change element of the county…
The Washington State University Skagit County Extension held a ribbon-cutting event Wednesday for its worm composting bin.
The Washington State University Skagit County Extension has long had programs related to food waste prevention and fighting climate change.
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lifted its closure Friday of Cascade River Road and the surrounding trails.
LYMAN — The Skagit Conservation District and its partners held a wildfire resiliency event Thursday designed to help property owners prepare t…
Gov. Jay Inslee visited Larrabee State Park on Friday to talk with local stakeholders about a prospective eelgrass project.
The state Department of Ecology will give about $500,000 of its state Coastal Climate Resilience Partnership funds to the Samish Indian Nation…
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to hold a workshop next week for boaters on new regulations around orcas. The state Legislatur…