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@odaraia This article goes into a lot more depth
Thank goodness for people like Scott Schuyler of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052026/seattle-tribes-skagit-river-dam-settlement/
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@odaraia This article goes into a lot more depth
Thank goodness for people like Scott Schuyler of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052026/seattle-tribes-skagit-river-dam-settlement/
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Some of the best news today. Protecting the protectors of the Skagit River is long overdue, and one of Seattle’ most important responsibilities.
#Seattle #water #hydropower #Salmon #UpperSkagitpeople #SwinomishPeople #Skagit #SkagitRiver
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/4b-seattle-city-light-hydropower-deal-gets-mayor-wilsons-signature/ -
#California Issued Warning Over ‘Onslaught’ of #AtmosphericRivers
By Amanda Greenwood, Dec 17, 2025
"Following last week’s atmospheric rivers—which triggered flooding in the #Cascades and #WashingtonState—the #WestCoast is facing another series of storms, now shifting south. These systems are expected to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to #Oregon and #NorthernCalifornia from Wednesday into the weekend and next week, according to senior meteorologists at The Weather Channel.
"In summary, these meteorologists have forecast that Wednesday could bring heavy rain and high winds to the northwest and far northern parts of California, lessening to showers on Wednesday afternoon.
"Another atmospheric river will then hit #Oregon, Washington, #Idaho, and #Montana on Thursday, bringing snow and rain. By Friday, the system is expected to move into southern Oregon and northern California, particularly affecting areas north of the Bay Area. Over the weekend, there is a concern that northern California will be badly affected by rainfall on Sunday, with locally heavy rain forecast to return to Oregon and Washington.
"They've predicted that the heaviest rainfall is expected to fall over the weekend, in western Oregon and northern California, particularly #Siskiyou and coastal ranges along the California coast, where up to 5 inches of rain is forecast. This is likely to cause #FlashFlooding and possibly even #landslides—especially in areas that have recently experienced #wildfires.
"Already flooded areas in Washington—particularly the Skagit, Snohomish, Green, White, Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Yakima Rivers—could experience secondary crests, a later rise in river levels, from the additional rainfall. Although levels aren’t expected to be as high as last week, it could cause 'major flooding,' especially along the #SkagitRiver."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/california-issued-warning-onslaught-atmospheric-rivers-11225495 -
#California Issued Warning Over ‘Onslaught’ of #AtmosphericRivers
By Amanda Greenwood, Dec 17, 2025
"Following last week’s atmospheric rivers—which triggered flooding in the #Cascades and #WashingtonState—the #WestCoast is facing another series of storms, now shifting south. These systems are expected to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to #Oregon and #NorthernCalifornia from Wednesday into the weekend and next week, according to senior meteorologists at The Weather Channel.
"In summary, these meteorologists have forecast that Wednesday could bring heavy rain and high winds to the northwest and far northern parts of California, lessening to showers on Wednesday afternoon.
"Another atmospheric river will then hit #Oregon, Washington, #Idaho, and #Montana on Thursday, bringing snow and rain. By Friday, the system is expected to move into southern Oregon and northern California, particularly affecting areas north of the Bay Area. Over the weekend, there is a concern that northern California will be badly affected by rainfall on Sunday, with locally heavy rain forecast to return to Oregon and Washington.
"They've predicted that the heaviest rainfall is expected to fall over the weekend, in western Oregon and northern California, particularly #Siskiyou and coastal ranges along the California coast, where up to 5 inches of rain is forecast. This is likely to cause #FlashFlooding and possibly even #landslides—especially in areas that have recently experienced #wildfires.
"Already flooded areas in Washington—particularly the Skagit, Snohomish, Green, White, Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Yakima Rivers—could experience secondary crests, a later rise in river levels, from the additional rainfall. Although levels aren’t expected to be as high as last week, it could cause 'major flooding,' especially along the #SkagitRiver."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/california-issued-warning-onslaught-atmospheric-rivers-11225495 -
Hiking along the Skagit River on Wednesday we came across this mushroom, a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing among licorice fern and fallen black cottonwood leaves. This mushroom is toxic. Do not eat. #fungalfriday #fungus #mushroom #PNW #photography #SkagitRiver #amanita #mushrooms #fungi #fungifriday
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Hiking along the Skagit River on Wednesday we came across this mushroom, a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) growing among licorice fern and fallen black cottonwood leaves. This mushroom is toxic. Do not eat. #fungalfriday #fungus #mushroom #PNW #photography #SkagitRiver #amanita #mushrooms #fungi #fungifriday
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Slideshow of process work in my studio, Planet Art. The installation is The Lay of the Land: Glacial Biocenosis, Museum of Northwest Art, 2018-2019, Surge exhibition. Scrolls are acrylic mixed media on digitized historic topographic maps of North Cascades glaciers. There are 3 posts in my blog; the first from 2018: https://www.planetart.space/the-lay-of-the-land-glacial-biocenosis-update/
#climatechange #landscape #SkagitRiver #NorthCascades #NationalPark #glacialmelts #glacialtill #glaciers #MuseumofNorthwestArt #SCSC #Surge #installation -
Slideshow of process work in my studio, Planet Art. The installation is The Lay of the Land: Glacial Biocenosis, Museum of Northwest Art, 2018-2019, Surge exhibition. Scrolls are acrylic mixed media on digitized historic topographic maps of North Cascades glaciers. There are 3 posts in my blog; the first from 2018: https://www.planetart.space/the-lay-of-the-land-glacial-biocenosis-update/
#climatechange #landscape #SkagitRiver #NorthCascades #NationalPark #glacialmelts #glacialtill #glaciers #MuseumofNorthwestArt #SCSC #Surge #installation -
My latest story is published with Smithsonian Magazine. It is a #history of the #SkagitRiver in the #PNW through the lens of logjams and dams and what they reveal about the changing nature of "progress." It touches on a variety of themes, including #envhist and #sovereignty for local Tribes.
I hope you'll read it.
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My latest story is published with Smithsonian Magazine. It is a #history of the #SkagitRiver in the #PNW through the lens of logjams and dams and what they reveal about the changing nature of "progress." It touches on a variety of themes, including #envhist and #sovereignty for local Tribes.
I hope you'll read it.
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Sometimes, you just have to get out and touch the sand at the river.
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Sometimes, you just have to get out and touch the sand at the river.
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We ambled up to Newhalem after hiking through Rockport State Park. We wandered around the Gorge Powerhouse and Ladder Creek Falls. Spectacular setting. Remnant evidence of the 2015 Goodell fire, scorched trunks, bleaching snags, and fallen logs. The Gorge Dam dewaters a section of the Skagit River, feeding its waters into the Gorge Powerhouse. Could salmon swim up again? #Newhalem #NorthCascades #salmon #dams #FERC #SkagitRiver #photography #SeattleCityLight #hydropower
https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-dams-did-salmon-actually-use-the-skagit-river-before-the-seattle-dams-were-built -
We ambled up to Newhalem after hiking through Rockport State Park. We wandered around the Gorge Powerhouse and Ladder Creek Falls. Spectacular setting. Remnant evidence of the 2015 Goodell fire, scorched trunks, bleaching snags, and fallen logs. The Gorge Dam dewaters a section of the Skagit River, feeding its waters into the Gorge Powerhouse. Could salmon swim up again? #Newhalem #NorthCascades #salmon #dams #FERC #SkagitRiver #photography #SeattleCityLight #hydropower
https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-dams-did-salmon-actually-use-the-skagit-river-before-the-seattle-dams-were-built