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National Expert: Collaborative Process Best to Deliver Nooksack Water & Flood Solutions, Certainty

National Expert: Collaborative Process Best to Deliver Nooksack Water & Flood Solutions, Certainty

New report from former Asst. Solicitor to US Dept. of Interior says process not only would solve Nooksack water rights issues, but also support needed conservation and infrastructure projects impossible under litigation (LYNDEN, Wash.) Salmon habitat restoration, water supply infrastructure, ...

Community Collaboration Can Solve Whatcom Water Crisis, Bring Legal Certainty

Community Collaboration Can Solve Whatcom Water Crisis, Bring Legal Certainty

Whatcom farmers share north Whatcom mayors’ concern over Ecology’s misleading statements, stalled collaboration

Whatcom farmers share north Whatcom mayors’ concern over Ecology’s misleading statements, stalled collaboration

Whatcom County Council agrees unanimously to support collaboration

Whatcom County Council agrees unanimously to support collaboration

KEY TOPICS

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CLEAN WATER

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SALMON RECOVERY

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FARMWORKER PROTECTION

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A FUTURE FOR FARMING

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Our community has a lot at stake. Why would anyone

Our community has a lot at stake. Why would anyone walk away from the opportunity to work together on solutions, and instead pursue a contentious legal battle that proved to only cause political wrangling and strife in the past?
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@ecologywa

Why are low stream flows in the Nooksack River and

Why are low stream flows in the Nooksack River and its tributaries a critical problem that our community must come together to address?

And why is the state’s plan to look first to the courts incapable of truly solving this problem?

We take a closer look at low flows, salmon recovery, water rights and how they all ulitmately affect you.

#whatcom #whatcomcounty #whatcomfarmers #whatcomfamilyfarmers #instreamflow #instreamflows #nooksack #sumas #everson #blainewashington #nooksackriver #abbotsford #abbotsfordbc #fishneedfarms #ecologywa #pnw #water

@ecologywa

“The Conservation Easement Program keeps farms f

“The Conservation Easement Program keeps farms farms,” says Karl Prisk, landowner of Cougar Creek Ranch. Conservation of land by connecting with this program is another great tool in the Whatcom County farmer’s toolbox.

Learn more about how they are unlocking the development potential by conserving farmland at https://farmersforreal.org

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REAL Environmental Action & Leadership is an effort by Whatcom Family Farmers - Education to help the greater Washington community work together to continually improve environmental practices, and for increased awareness of the family farming community’s Real Environmental Action and Leadership. Whatcom Family Farmers - Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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New report from former Asst. Solicitor to US Dept.

New report from former Asst. Solicitor to US Dept. of Interior says a collaborative process not only would solve Nooksack water rights issues, but also support the much needed conservation and infrastructure projects that would be impossible under litigation.

-- View the full report at whatcomfamilyfarmers.org --

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@ecologywa

Get involved. Community collaboration can achieve

Get involved. Community collaboration can achieve the improvements we desperately need for water management, and simultaneously deliver certainty for water rights with far less time and expense than the antiquated, conflict-driven and divisive model the Washington State Department of Ecology has falsely promoted as the best and only approach.

View more at whatcomfamilyfarmers.org

#whatcom #whatcomcounty #whatcomfarmers #whatcomfamilyfarmers #nooksack #sumas #everson #blainewashington #nooksackriver #abbotsford #abbotsfordbc #fishneedfarms #ecologywa #pnw #water
@ecologywa

Get involved. Community collaboration can achieve

Get involved. Community collaboration can achieve the improvements we desperately need for water management, and simultaneously deliver certainty for water rights with far less time and expense than the antiquated, conflict-driven and divisive model the Washington State Department of Ecology has falsely promoted as the best and only approach.

View more at whatcomfamilyfarmers.org

#whatcom #whatcomcounty #whatcomfarmers #whatcomfamilyfarmers #nooksack #sumas #everson #blainewashington #nooksackriver #abbotsford #abbotsfordbc #fishneedfarms #ecologywa #pnw #water
@ecologywa

As of July 16, anyone in the United States can cal

As of July 16, anyone in the United States can call or text the number 9‑8‑8, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, if they or someone they know shows signs of crisis, especially suicide.

“I go to functions with cattlemen, loggers, farmers, and farm workers. As soon as mental health and stressors come up, things get quiet. They’re paying attention; there’s such a stigma about mental health. But I can see how stressed they are.” - Alyssa Wade, a WSU Extension Farm Stress and Suicide Prevention coordinator.

Story credit: https://news.wsu.edu

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#988 #MentalHealthMonday #mentalhealthmatters
#farmlife #farmworkerhealth #farmerhealth #farmhealthandsafety

The Washington Department of Ecology ( @ecologywa

The Washington Department of Ecology ( @ecologywa ) should be publicly and enthusiastically supporting community collaboration to help solve Whatcom’s water crisis.

Ecology’s voice of support is that much more important because of their initial work to hinder collaboration in the Nooksack basin, including misleading claims about the negotiated settlement process that we so urgently need.

Link to news article is in our stories.

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Nooksack water talks come up short. #capitalpress #nooksackriver

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