The Northwest Straits Foundation offers a range of assistance to waterfront homeowners in Skagit County:
- Free workshops on shoreline erosion management.
- Free site visits from professional coastal geologists to assess your erosion risk.
- Free professional engineering services to create a permit-ready design for bulkhead removal or installing soft shore protection.
- Start-to-finish assistance with permitting, including help with assessments, permit meetings, and applications.
Other resources available in your area:
The Skagit Conservation District’s mission is to provide voluntary, incentive based options that support working landscapes while protecting and enhancing our natural resources. Its priorities and goals include:
- Protection and improvement of surface and groundwater quality
- Watershed planning and implementation
- Riparian restoration and enhancement
- Forest stewardship
- Community wildfire prevention & protection
- Fish and wildlife habitat enhancement
- Conservation education
