The Diobsud Creek watershed is a place of renewal and persistence. Since 1997, Skagit Land Trust has been working to protect and restore the health of this vital watershed.

Our latest effort, in partnership with private landowners Robert Coffey and Deborah North (pictured below), is the establishment of a conservation easement (CE) on 21 acres of lush forest and creek shoreline that provide essential habitat for native salmon.

This new CE helps protect not only the creek itself, but also the rich tapestry of life that surrounds it. The easement borders the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on two sides and connects to another nearby SLT easement. It is the latest in a long line of conservation projects the Trust has worked on in the Diobsud Creek watershed, where we have protected 117 acres and nearly 5,000 feet of shoreline and counting.

Salmon swimming up Diobsud Creek.

This project was made possible by funding from the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), the generosity of landowners Rob and Deborah, and our members’ contributions. We are grateful for Rob & Deborah’s vision in helping us permanently protect the next piece in this conservation puzzle!

The growing mosaic of conserved land in and around the Diobsud Creek watershed.