entities cont. Ecology, Natural Resources, and Health, Skagit Shellfish Growers, Skagit County Cattlemen’s Association, Skagit County Dairymen’s Association, Western Washington Agricultural Association, RE Sources, Puget Sound Baykeepers, and WSU Extension Forest Health With nearly 80% of Skagit County under tree cover, maintaining vibrant, healthy forests is a priority not only for a – sustainable forest industry, but is essential for watershed health. This is a local, regional, state and national resource priority. Data Sources: Skagit County, Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda, Natural Resources Conservation Service Resource Inventory, Skagit Chinook Recovery Plan, Skagit Watershed Council Habitat Work Schedule, National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Phase III, Healthy Forest Restoration Act, Healthy Forest Initiative, Governor Jay Inslee: Results Washington Skagit County Envision 2060 Citizen Committee Final Recommendations, Our Heritage, Shaping Our Future” “Preserving entities engaged in addressing this resource concern: Skagit County, Skagit County Forestry Advisory Board, Washington Department of Natural Resources, US Forest Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service Appropriate Land Use/Conversion/Population Growth A growing population puts growing pressure on critical natural resources – lands and the industries and beneficial uses they support. This is a local, regional, state and national natural resource priority. Data Sources: Skagit County Comprehensive Plan, Puget Partnership Action Agenda, Natural Resources Conservation Service Resource Inventory, Department of Ecology - Instream flow rule, Mundy/Land County Agri-Industrial Critical Mass Study “Skagit (draft), American Farmland Trust of Community Services”, American Farmland Trust Ground: Farmland Protection in “Cost “Losing the Pacific Northwest”, WSU Skagit County County Agricultural Statistics”, Skagit County Envision 2060 Citizen Committee “Skagit Final Recommendations, Our Heritage, Shaping Our Future”, Governor Jay Inslee: Results Washington “Preserving Other entities engaged in addressing this resource concern: Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, Western Washington Agricultural Association, The Nature Conservancy, Skagit County Ag Advisory and Forest Advisory Boards, Skagit County Ag Leaders Committee, American Farmland Trust, Washington State Conservation Commission Office of Farmland Preservation, Recreation and Conservation Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, Smart Growth, Friends of Skagit County, and the Skagit Land Trust
entities cont. Ecology, Natural Resources, and Health, Skagit Shellfish Growers, Skagit County Cattlemen’s Association, Skagit County Dairymen’s Association, Western Washington Agricultural Association, RE Sources, Puget Sound Baykeepers, and WSU Extension Forest Health – With nearly 80% of Skagit County under tree cover, maintaining vibrant, healthy forests is a priority not only for a sustainable forest industry, but is essential for watershed health. This is a local, regional, state and national resource priority. Data Sources: Skagit County, Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda, Natural Resources Conservation Service Resource Inventory, Skagit Chinook Recovery Plan, Skagit Watershed Council Habitat Work Schedule, National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Phase III, Healthy Forest Restoration Act, Healthy Forest Initiative, Governor Jay Inslee: Results Washington Skagit County Envision 2060 Citizen Committee Final Recommendations, “Preserving Our Heritage, Shaping Our Future” entities engaged in addressing this resource concern: Skagit County, Skagit County Forestry Advisory Board, Washington Department of Natural Resources, US Forest Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service Appropriate Land Use/Conversion/Population Growth – A growing population puts growing pressure on critical natural resources lands and the industries and beneficial uses they support. This is a local, regional, state and national natural resource priority. Data Sources: Skagit County Comprehensive Plan, Puget Partnership Action Agenda, Natural Resources Conservation Service Resource Inventory, Department of Ecology - Instream flow rule, Mundy/Land “Skagit County Agri-Industrial Critical Mass Study (draft), American Farmland Trust “Cost of Community Services”, American Farmland Trust “Losing Ground: Farmland Protection in the Pacific Northwest”, WSU Skagit County “Skagit County Agricultural Statistics”, Skagit County Envision 2060 Citizen Committee Final Recommendations, “Preserving Our Heritage, Shaping Our Future”, Governor Jay Inslee: Results Washington Other entities engaged in addressing this resource concern: Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, Western Washington Agricultural Association, The Nature Conservancy, Skagit County Ag Advisory and Forest Advisory Boards, Skagit County Ag Leaders Committee, American Farmland Trust, Washington State Conservation Commission Office of Farmland Preservation, Recreation and Conservation Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, Smart Growth, Friends of Skagit County, and the Skagit Land Trust
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