Focus on Farming & Forestry is the only one-day gathering for all types of farming in one location; whether organic or conventional, livestock or row crops, large or small. Providing quality education to sustain current farmers and attract new farmers to our region is a critical component in securing the next generation's local food supply.
A tour of project sites in the Snohomish basin.
Join us for our semi-annual meeting in July.
This meeting is for SLS members. Please contact Tamie Kellogg with questions: tamie@tamiekellogg.com.
This meeting is for SLS Steering Committee members. Meeting link coming soon. Please contact info@farmfishflood.org with questions.
The Everett Film Festival is taking place on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at the Everett Performing Arts Center. As part of its 25th year celebrating films made and inspired by women, the Festival will showcase three films from our Tales of Two Rivers video storytelling project: "Blue Heron Slough" by Kate Anderson and the Port of Everett, "I Will be a Farmer" by Tara Luckie, and "A River Dream" by Monica Van der Vieren. These films will be followed by a Q&A with Tara and Monica. For tickets and details, visit everettfilmfestival.org.
This meeting is for SLS Steering Committee members. Contact tamie@tamiekellogg.com for meeting details.
Join us for our semi-annual meeting in December.
This meeting is for SLS Steering Committee members. Contact sarah@peaksustainability.com for meeting details.
Learn more about the Chinook Marsh project by Snohomish County through their storymap, online survey, and in-person open house!
Take the Online Survey about Chinook Marsh: https://forms.office.com/r/33pAg9X50d
This meeting is for SLS Steering Committee members. Contact sarah@peaksustainability.com for meeting details.
Join us for an engaging conversation about SLS communications and storytelling. We have a new website, some amazing on-line resources, convened field trips, hosted farm to table dinners, and more.
Join us for our semi-annual meeting in July.
At this Special Topic Session, Snohomish County’s Kit Crump will provide an overview of the Floodplain Services (FPS) program. There will be time for questions and discussion following the presentation.
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This meeting is for SLS Steering Committee members. Contact sarah@peaksustainability.com for meeting details.
Lindsey Desmul and Kari Quaas will be presenting at the Salmon Recovery Conference on their Tales of Two Rivers video storytelling project completed in 2022.
Join us to mix and mingle, and talk about the floodplain. Registration required.
Title: SLS Special Topic Session: Channel Migration Easement White Paper Presentation & Work Session Date: Wednesday, March 22, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Presenter: Jamie Mooney, HDR
HDR is helping Snohomish County Surface Water Management develop a Channel Migration Easement White Paper. At this (optional) SLS Special Topic Session, HDR will present the contents of the channel migration easement white paper and solicit feedback from session attendees. This engagement is early in the process to ensure we're hearing from interested stakeholders.
Please RSVP to this invitation and forward it along to any colleagues who might like to participate. Email sarah@peaksustainability.com<mailto:sarah@peaksustainability.com> if you do not wish to receive any additional invitations for SLS Special Topic Sessions.
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Featured Speaker: Molly Bogeberg
TDR = Transfer of Development Rights
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Featured Speaker: Nick Bratton, Forterra
Hear honest conversation about the challenges and benefits of agroforestry.
Join us for the second installment of films at Hazel Blue Acres on September 8.
Title: Critical Areas Ordinance Update (Part 1: AM Overview Session and Part 2: PM Input Session)
Presenters: Terri Strandberg, Snohomish County, PDS
An update of Snohomish County's Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) is currently underway. The CAO contains development regulations to protect the functions and values of critical areas, as outlined in the Growth Management Act. Critical areas include wetlands, areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, frequently flooded areas, and geologically hazardous areas. Protection standards in the CAO must be based on “best available science” as required in the Growth Management Act and the Shoreline Management Act.
This (optional) Special Topic Session will include two parts:
Part 1: In the morning (10-11 AM), Terri Strandberg will provide an overview of the current CAO and the update requirements.
Part 2: In the afternoon (1:30-2:30 PM), attendees will have the opportunity to provide input regarding which scientific research recommendations should be reflected in the regulations. Attendees are encouraged to review the current code prior to the session. The current CAO is codified in SCC 30.62A, B and C, and in SCC 30.65.
Please forward this invitation along to any colleagues who might like to listen in.
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At this in-person SLS Special Topic Session, Loren Brokaw and Lindsey Desmul, WDFW, will tour the group around Leque Island, located between Stanwood and Camano Island. A large restoration project reintroduced the tides to Leque Island in 2019, and the site is now transitioning toward a salt marsh habitat.
During the tour, the group will walk along an elevated trail on top of a flood protection berm and will then drop down onto the marsh surface to see the new vegetation and tidal channels. If time allows, the group will walk under the highway bridge to the north side of Leque Island where another restoration project will begin construction in August. Participants will see the results of one of the first projects supported by SLS!
Learn more about Leque Island at https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/habitat-recovery/nearshore/conservation/projects/leque-restoration.
SLS Partners and other interested community members are invited to attend this event.
Please register by July 18th, forward this registration along to any colleagues who might like to join, and send questions to sarah@peaksustainability.com.
This meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, July 13, 10:00-11:30 at the Snohomish CD’s future office site. We will be meeting in person outside under canopies unless the weather is bad. In which case we will move into the green house.
The address is: 3202 91st Ave SE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Map here.
This is an in person meeting. Linda Lyshall has offered to supply refreshments. Masks are optional. There will be no remote option this time. Sorry!
PLEASE RSVP to Sarah Parker so we know how many of you to plan for. Sarah@Peaksustainability.com
The meeting agenda is attached and shown below. We hope you arrive early and can stay after for additional social engagement after the meeting. It has been a long time since you all met together!
PROPOSED AGENDA
SNOHOMISH SUSTAINABLE LANDS STRATEGY MEETING
Wednesday, February 13, 2022 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
In-person meeting
1. PRE-MEETING (9:45-10:00)
Please arrive at the property early, get settled, visit with friends.
2. WELCOME AND AGENDA REVIEW (10:00-10:05)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/SHARING (10:05-10:15)
4. PRESENTATIONS (10:15 – 11:25)
10:15-10:30
The Nature Conservancy
(Heather Cole and Allan Warren)
Summary: Update on the Bonneville Environmental Fund (BEF) and the Nature Conservancy (TNC) backbone transition, including Floodplains by Design (FbD) leadership, TNC’s direction moving forward, and key projects.
10:30-10:45
Ag Resilience Plan
(Kristin Marshall & Summer Daugherty)
Summary: Overview of Agricultural Resilience Plan and key relevant projects
Networking Break (10 minutes)
10:55-11:25
Defining collaboration, cooperation, and coordination
(David Roberts)
Summary: Time to acknowledge the different approaches and opportunities SLS participants have for working together.
5. FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS (11:25-11:30)
6. ADJOURN (11:30)
