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Penny Mabie Shares Her Water Story

Penny is a Project Manager for the consulting firm Enviro Issues, passionate fly angler, and all around conservationist. I’ve loved water all my life. We swam and boated in crystal clear lakes in NH when I was a kid. I…

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Dave McCoy Shares His Water Story

Dave is the owner of Emerald Water Anglers and Dave McCoy Photography. He also serves in both the Patagonia and Costa Ambassador Programs and is a proud dad. Q: What is your relationship to water? A: I was basically raised…

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Remembering Jess Roskelley

Our deepest condolences go out to board member John Roskelley and his family after the tragic passing of their son Jess at just 36 years old. With his unexpected passing, Jess leaves behind a wonderful wife Alli, two loving parents…

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Fight to Free Similkameen River

A major tributary to the Okanogan River, the Similkameen flows through 122 miles of potential salmon habitat in British Columbia and Washington. A fish-blocking dam was constructed on the River in 1922 and has not generated power since 1958. The…

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Water Heroes 2018

Sara Foster, Laura Leigh Brakke, David Stalheim, Eric Hirst, Wendy Harris These five honorees started out as concerned citizens who simply saw an issue and asked what they could do. Their tenacity eventually brought them to the Washington Supreme Court…

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Fish Hatchery Polluting Icicle Creek at Center of Court Ruling

Icicle Creek flows out of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness through the Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington, and supports important fisheries including endangered Chinook salmon and threatened steelhead. The Leavenworth National Hatchery was first constructed between 1939 and 1941 as a…

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Washington Water Watch: July & August Edition

In this issue: a recap of the 2017 legislative session, an article on the Wind watershed in Southwestern Washington, news from Ecology, and info on upcoming events! Read the July & August edition of Washington Water Watch here.

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Dr. John Osborn, Water Hero 2017

John was raised in Bellingham, WA, and Boise, ID. His mother Idaho’s first nurse practitioner—introduced him to medicine while his father and fishing partner introduced him to Puget Sound and the rivers of Idaho. Today, John is a physician at…

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