Lynn Best

Dr. Lynn Best, USA Commissioner
Lynn Best has a Ph.D in Zoology from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from MIT. Until her recent retirement, she led Seattle City Light’s award-winning environmental programs, as well as hydro licensing, and real estate. She oversaw City Light’s activities to protect the natural environment, address climate change, comply with regulations, and operate in a sustainable manner. Seattle City Light is recognized as a national leader in environmental stewardship. Under her leadership, City Light became the first electric utility in the country to become carbon-neutral (in 2005).
She also established City Light’s environmental justice program. She is known for her collaborative approach and working with stakeholders including tribes, agencies and non-governmental organizations to resolve environmental issues. The Skagit Project License Agreements were the first comprehensive settlement for a large hydro project and are recognized as a national model. The Skagit Project is the largest hydro project to be certified as Low Impact.
Appointed in July, 2020
Dennis McLerran

Dennis McLerran, USA Commissioner
Dennis has been the leader of federal, regional and local organizations serving the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and the Puget Sound Region. He has developed strong, positive relationships with political leaders at all levels from Congress to local City Councils and Tribes.
Dennis has extensive experience in building collaborations that have led to significant environmental results in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, Canada and the Asia Pacific Region. Dennis has convened many highly successful stakeholder efforts in the past involving everyone from elected leaders to business, tribal, community and non-governmental organizations and is recognized as a regional leader in doing so. Several of those efforts have led to either passage of legislation or national award recognition for delivering environmental results
Appointed in July, 2019
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Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission
The Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission (the Commission) was established under an agreement between the Province of BC and the City of Seattle as a condition within the Ross Lake/Seven Mile Reservoir Treaty between the United States and Canada signed in 1984 (Appendix D). The treaty and agreement are in effect until 2064.
WHO MADE HISTORY!
Skagit Oral History Project 1
Skagit Oral History Project 2
The Commission, as stipulated under treaty, consists of four Commissioners and four Alternate Commissioners from both Canada and the United States for a total of sixteen. The Commissioners are appointed by the Premier of British Columbia and the Mayor of Seattle. The Commission is led by joint co-chairs, one from each country.
The Commission was created with the purpose of managing the Skagit Environmental Endowment Fund, which was established in 1984 for the following purposes (Article 1):
- To conserve and protect wilderness and wildlife habitat
- To enhance recreational opportunities in the Skagit Valley
- To acquire mineral or timber rights consistent with conservation and recreational purposes
- To conduct studies of need and feasibility of projects
- To plan for and construct hiking trails, foot bridges, interpretive displays and the like
- To cause the removal of stumps and snags in Ross lake and on the shoreline as deemed appropriate, and the grooming and contouring of the shoreline, consistent with wildlife habitat protection
- To connect, if feasible, Manning Provincial Park and the North Cascades National Park by a trail system
The Commission focuses its work through four program areas : Education, Recreation, Ecosystem Science and Watershed Integrity. Approximately US$500,000 per annum is dedicated to program work. Examples include:
- Funding of international interpretation program in Skagit Valley Provincial Park;
- Support funding to Park Interpretation programs in Manning Provincial Park;
- Program support funding to both the North Cascades Institute and Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning
- Funding of water quality monitoring of the Skagit River headwaters;
- Fisheries research including recreational use and habitat monitoring;
- Vegetation research including Whitebark pine monitoring;
- funding support for Indigenous studies e.g. Hozomeen Chert
The upper Skagit Watershed encompasses the traditional and unceded territories of the Sto:lo, Nlaka’pamux and Lower Similkameen indigenous peoples in Canada, and the Upper Skagit, Sauke-Suiattle and Swinomish tribes in the United States.
In Canada, approximately 67% of the Skagit watershed is under some form of conservation designation or protected area status.
In the United States, 100% of the Skagit watershed is under protected status within the US National Park Service, or the US National Forest Service.

The watershed sustains critical habitat for several rare and endangered species moving back and forth across the international border. Northern Spotted Owl and Bull Trout are examples of species specific to this watershed.
Silverdaisy
May 2019
- Imperial Metals Mining Permit Application
- Seattle City Light Comment Letter
- SEEC Comment Letter
- Joint USA ENGO’s Comment Letter
April 16, 2019
- WA State HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4013
Read first time 04/16/19. Referred to Committee on Rural
Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources - Union of BC Indian Chiefs Letter to Imperial Metals
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Letter to Premier Horgan
- Wilderness Committee Comment Letter re Mining Permit Application
- Conservation Northwest Comment Letter
June 26,2018
- Letter to Honourable Doug Donaldson, Minister of FLNRO-RD
- Response from Allan Johnsrude, Regional Executive Director, BC Ministry of FLNRO-RD
- SEEC Response to Allan Johnsrude
July 5, 2018
July 9
July 10
- Hannah Askew – Sierra Club BC E.D., to Premier Horgan, cc: Min FLNR, Env, Seattle Mayor Durkan
- Hilary Reid: Notified us of this supportive letter she was submitting to BC Govt
- Bruce Reid, R.P.Bio.: Notified us of this supportive letter he was submitting to BC Govt
July 27
August 2
August 24
August 30
September 6
September 24
- SEEC chairs to Premier Horgan, cc: adm Don Wright, DM Chris Stagg
September 27
October 16
November 1
November 6
- Alumnus – Ken Farquharson confirmation letter to BC Ministers following Oct 29th meeting including Dr Tom Perry and Joe Foy.
- Alumnus – Ken Farquharson Thank You letter to Canadian ENGO’s
November 30
December 21
July 9, 2018
Ken Farquharson and Dr Tom Perry’s op-ed in the Vancouver Sun made the issue of BCTS logging plans on Silver Daisy public. SEEC drew attention to the story via social media, focusing on the marshaling of Upper Skagit allies to re-distribute within their networks.
Gloria Macarenko on CBC Radio’s CBC-OnTheCoast interviewed Ken Farquharson on the day of the op-ed.
Several days previous to this the Wilderness Committee posted photos and focusing on an appropriate outrage to raise awareness.
Intended Audience
- This issue arose quickly and has become a convenient way to reach out to organizations and individuals whom we were intending to re-connect with in the coming months.
- SEECs current fund recipient organizations, namely NCI, North Cascades NPS, The SCA, Hope Mountain and BC Parks.
- SEEC’s 9 yr old list of organizations we reached out to with Peter Kennedy.
- Hozomeen Gathering outreach list of 1st Nations and Tribes.
- Social Media network garnered over the past number of years on Twitter, FB, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Approach
- FB and Twitter is being used only to draw attention to the op-ed, not to advocate publicly.
- Email summary of social media generated by early adopters/promoting allies and the article links was sent to the majority of organizations we have reached out to before.
Desired Outcome
- these efforts via social media and email are intended to increase the awareness of SEEC, the Upper Skagit watershed, the Treaty and SEEC’s very specific role.
- the collective awareness and re-distribution of the op-ed link and article content are intended to support the letter writing SEEC is doing with Min of FLNRO, the BC Premier’s office and Mayor of Seattle. It is hoped elected officials and Ministry staff will recognize there is public awareness and SEEC’s request to stop current logging work and further logging planning on Silver Daisy has support.
January 2019
- Wilderness Committee publication: Save the Skagit
A Google Map Aerial View vs Aerial View with 2019 Proposed Logging Overlay
Overview Map of Cutblock areas, October 2018
Imperial Metals-tour-visit-Nov,2013-michelle-shaun
July 2007 site visit, by Ken Farquharson and Denis Lieutard
SEEC-Imperial Metals_Towards Sustainable Mining Presentation – 2013 05 14
Imperial Metals Technical Report: Giant Copper Property, by Stephen Robertson, July-2006
SEEC-Imperial Metals-Mt Polley: Reclamation and Closure – MPMC Maintenance Managers
Denis-Lieutard Report-Jan11-07
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2004 Managment Plan for Manning Provincial Park and Cascade Recreation Area
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2014 BCTS Park Use Permit
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Ken Farquharson Speaking Points: Oct 2018 “Time to Preserve the Upper Skagit Prov Park”
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Oct 29, 2018 Donut Hole Briefing Document: Text and Photos
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Wilderness Committee supporting docs and maps
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April 1, 2019 | Union of BC Indian Chiefs Letter to Imperial Metals
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2019 SEEC ‘Donut Hole’ Committee Report, chaired by Shaun Hollingsworth
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1998 Silverdaisy Integrated Management Plan
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Paul Bernsten-Nicole Bellay Adventure Tourism Tenure Application to Min FLNRORD: SEEC response letter
Silver Daisy Committee
In the ’80’s when the Manning Park boundary lines were re-drawn, an area including Silver Daisy Mtn was left out of the park because of mining interests on this mountain. On the one side is Manning Park and on the other is Skagit Valley Provincial Park. A company called Imperial Metals currently owns most of the mining tenures in this ‘donut hole’ of unprotected land.
The Silver Daisy Committee is dedicated to driving strategy and management of the process to achieve a protected status for this headwaters area of the Skagit River.
This blog post thanking numerous organizations for their support outlines the issues being managed.
Current Committee Members
- Tom Curley
- Leo Bodensteiner
- Sue Hammell
- Shannon Bentley
- Matt Love
- Dennis McLerran
- Nancy Wilkin
- Lynn Best
——————- - Private Documents
(committee members only)
A Gathering at Hozomeen
Gathering at Hozomeen
On September 12 and 13, 2009 the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission invited Washington and BC First Nations, archaeologists, anthropologist and other interested people to gather at International Point in the Upper Skagit Valley.
This two-day ‘Gathering at Hozomeen’ focused on understanding and honoring the long history of Indigenous Nation involvement in the Upper Skagit River Watershed.
The event included demonstrations of tribal and first nations traditional activities, tours on Ross Lake, interpretive walks, displays, speakers and celebration. Throughout the two-day program there were opportunities to share knowledge and stories about this unique mountain landscape.
The following video clip tells the story of Hozomeen Chert, a unique flint rock mined historically for tool-making only at Hozomeen Mountain and has been archaeologically re-discovered and documented in places like La Connor, Washington, Lytton, BC, Chilliwack, BC and others. These historic tribal and first nation peoples share a travel and trading history connecting them at Hozomeen.
Video Documentary: A Gathering At Hozomeen
This 45 minute video documentary tells the story of the September 2009 event at International Point, called the Gathering at Hozomeen.
We are grateful for the participation of these partners.
- North Cascades National Park Complex
- Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning
- North Cascades Institute
- British Columbia Ministry of Environment
- Seattle City Light
The Hozomeen Gathering event succeeded in large part because of the contribution of these people:
- Bob Mierendorf – Chief Archaeologist North Cascades National Park Complex,
- Laura Wee Lay Laq – cultural educator,
- Sonny McHalsie and
- Dave Schaepe – Sto:lo Resource Centre Chilliwack.
Thank you everyone!
Wolverine Research
Wolverine Research
The wolverine is among the rarest of the large carnivores in North America and probably least understood. SEEC produced this video to feature the collaborative, transboundary wolverine research of wildlife biologists in Washington State and and the Province of British Columbia.
DID YOU KNOW…
Diet
Wolverines eat a variety of food items. The larger animals they feed on tend to be carrion, that is, already dead when they discover them. These larger animals include elk, caribou, deer and mountain goats. Wolverines will also eat snowshoe hare, porcupines, marmots, mice, voles, birds, fish and vegetation.
Length: 82 – 130 cm | Weight: 6.5 – 16kg | Lifespan: 7-12 years
Population
Wolverines in the North Cascades of Washington State appear to be part of a larger population that reside in British Columbia and possibly Alberta. Wildlife biologists in in the U.S. collaborate with their counterparts in BC to study these populations as part of ongoing research related to transboundary species. This study area includes the North Cascades, Skagit and Similkameen watersheds.
This research involves setting live traps baited with road-killed mule deer, beaver or salmon carcasses and monitored electronically as well as visited regularly to ensure the traps are working properly. Captured wolverines are ear-tagged and fitted with radio-collars to provide general location and movement data. Approximately 1 dozen unique wolverines have been trapped, tagged and monitored over a 4 – 5 year period.
Range
For a graphic illustration of the extensive range of rough country the wolverine travels over, visit page 13 of this report by wolverinefoundation.org. The vast, uninterupted wild space a wolverine requires speak volumes to importance of protected habitat.
Reproduction
Mating season for wolverines is late spring to summer with an average of 1 – 2 kits being born the following winter, into spring. The kits are born white in color, in dens, burrowed deep into the snow in remote alpine locations usually at or just above the treeline.
What threatens wolverines?
The threats to wolverines are ultimately all human initiated.
Climate change affects the wolverines because the available deep snow in their southern habitat regions is slowly diminishing.
Encroachment of human activity disrupts denning wolverines. Outdoor enthusiasts are accessing wild places via snowmobile and backcountry skiing excursions.
As human infrastructure expands into more remote regions, available wolverine habitat becomes more fragmented. Connected corridors of protected lands are required to enable the wide ranging wolverine to travel between regional wolverine populations.
The recent wolverine work in BC is funded by the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission, the BC Ministry of Environment and the BC Conservation Foundation.
For the latest information about wolverine research, connect with the following organizations.
Finance Committee
September 18, 2020 Meeting Materials
This page is for co-chairs and the Finance Committee chair only.
Finance Committee
Current fund management policies were adopted by SEEC in the mid 2000’s, and these policies continue to guide the Commission. The Commission manages the endowment fund via a committee of Commissioners in tandem with a financial advisor. The fund is managed through the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC Securities) and managed out of Canada. Approximately 60% of the fund is in a Canadian investment account and 40% in a U.S. investment account.
The financial policies introduced a more systematic and predictable approach to the management of the fund, including a commitment to spend only 4% of the value of the fund every year. Annual “supplemental payments” of about $180,000 per year are added to the fund by BC Hydro and Seattle City Light, per specific terms of the Treaty Agreement. As a result, about US$ 620,000 is available annually for administration and project support.
Current Committee Members
- Peter Chapman
- Nancy Wilkin
- Matt Love
- Leo Bodensteiner
- Tom Curley
SEEC Meetings
- March 19, 2021 Agenda
- December 11, 2020 Minutes (DRAFT)
Larry Campbell, Tribal Elder, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Will Stelle, Washington Environmental Council
- BC Parks Foundation – Donation instructions
- Financial Statement – Canada
- Financial Statement – USA
- Skagit Q3 2020 Review
- Skagit Feature Video – Project Description
- Skagit Feature Video – Carmen-Pollard Dev Budget
- 2021 Website Dev Proposal – Communications
- Relicensing: STSA Letter re Skagit Relicensing
- Relicensing: Will Stelle – Introduction
- DRAFT Proposal Off-Cycle Granting Criteria-V.4
- Hozomeen – Dennis McLerran
– 2009 Hozomeen Gathering Report - Governor Inslee re BC Mining
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85231042751?pwd=WjYzVGZzRitTdk9nVHlpS2prc3Jadz09
- SIPP Review Memo
- CIBC INvestment Manager Review
- Finance Committee Response
- Q2 2020 Review
- Webinar: “Beyond the Skagit” WA / BC Transboundary Rivers Webinar Event Info
Sign Up Link (Eventbrite) - 2019-2023 Budget Planning Worksheet – DateStamp-Sept18-8am
- Responsible-Investment-for-Endowments – PDF
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- Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning, Hope BC
Michelle Drummond, Kelly Pearce - BC Parks
Rob Wilson and Kevin Wilson - UBC Fish Project
Sean Naman, Jordan Rosenfeld
- Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning, Hope BC
Report: 2019 Mountain School
Report: 2019 Youth Leadership Adventures
Report: Programs Overview
- Finance Committee: Investment Policy Statement review: Proposal
- Finance Committee: George & Bell Consulting: Quotation
- Imperial Metals: GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT (2015 Soil Sampling Program) on the GIANT COPPER PROPERTY
- SW BC Grizzly Bear Interim Measures Working Group – Funding Request
- PFC Good Grantmaking Guide 2015 PDF
- North Cascades Institute (NCI) Presentation Slides 3MB PDF
December 13, 2019
Sept 27-29, 2019, Newhalem Retreat
- Agenda PDF
- Updated weekend itinerary: circulated Friday, Sept 27.
- Meeting Notes
July 19, 2019
- Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Investment Policy Memo
- Sto:lo Archeaology Inventory Pilot, proposal | June 2019
April 26, 2019
February 15, 2019 | 9:30am – 11:30am
Conference Call: 1-877-5-9184
Participant I.D. 3957550#
December 7 Meeting, Blaine WA
- Dec 7-2018 SEEC Agenda
- Budget Planning 2019 – 2023 Worksheet (USD)
- Strategic Planning Retreat: Summary: Draft: 6-15-18
- SEEC Strategic Plan v3CT-1
- Alumni and Advisory Board Charter – Draft
- Media & Public Communications Guideline for Commissioners (draft)
- Communications Contractor: Scoping document (draft)
Oct 26-28, Abbotsford BC, Budget Meeting
- Agenda
- Commission Funding Elements non-partner package…this summarizes how the Commission has spent its budget in the last 5 year cycle on programs/activities not delivered by partners
- Partner Program Funding Elements package…this summarizes how the Commission has spent its budget in the last 5 year cycle on programs/activities delivered by partners
June 1-3 Planning Weekend
March Meeting
- SEEC Strategic Planning Agenda
- Strategic Plan process – updated
- 2014-2018 Plan Chart
- Dec 1 2017 Strategic Planning Session Summary
- Oct 1, 2017 Strategic Planning Session Summary
- Minutes Dec 1 2017
- Minutes Oct 1 2017
SCA 2013 Canada-US Final Report
Proposal for Ecosystem Management Dedicated Staff – Ministry of Environment – September 2013
Province of BC Priorities for the Skagit Valley SEEC Funding 2014‐2019
December 1, 2017 in Blaine, WA
Strategic Planning Agenda (MSWord doc)
SEEC Minutes June 9 2017
Commissioner assignments – draft
Presentations in PDF format:
- North Cascades Institute
- Hope Mountain Centre
- North Cascades National Park Service Complex
- BC Parks
- The Student Conservation Association
SEEC letter by Leo B. to WA Fish and Wildlife Commission
Oct 1, 2017 Strategic Planning Session Summary
October, 2017 SEEC Retrospective PPT
October, 2017: SEEC Review: Scott Powell PPT
June 9, 2017 in Blaine, WA
Meeting agenda
SEEC Minutes Mar 10 2017
Barrett – SBOT for SEEC Sept 2017-1
NPS-SEEC request – Grizzly EIS peer review-1
ScottP-SEEC Suction Dredge
Skagit Intl Tech – May 11-17
March 10, 2017 in Blaine, WA
Meeting agenda
BCParks-Recreation Sites and Trails BC
HMC Quarter 4 report.2016-2017
HMC 2016 Report
HMC-SEEC Work Plan April 2017-March 2018
NCI-2016 Report
NPS-2016 accomplishments
NPS Grizzly EIS Response Letter
SEEC NPS Funding 2017
April 1, 2016
September 23-25, 2016 Retreat
December 9, 2016
April 24, 2015 Meeting
- April 24, 2015 Agenda
- April 24, 2015 – Minutes
- NPS: Grizzly EIS Process Update – presentation slides
- April 42, 2015 – SCA Program Update – presentation slides
- April 24, 2015 – Impacts-of-Metal-Mining-Streams-of-Upper-Skagit-Brooke_Bannerman
June 19, 2015 Meeting
December 4, 2015 Meeting
- December 4, 2015 – Agenda
- December 4, 2015 Meeting Minutes
- SEEC Online: social media summary
- Hope Mountain Centre – 2015 Report
- BC Parks – 2015 Report
- North Cascades Institute – 2015 Report
- North Cascades National Park Service Complex – 2015 Report
- Manning Whitebark Pine Project – presentation slides
- Between the Forest and the Ice: NPS presentation slides
Monitoring the change of vegetation and insects in the face of climate change - NCI Youth Leadership Adventures Program
April Meeting
June Meeting
- NPS Fisheries: Ashley R.
- HMCOL 1st Quarter Report
- EIS Holding Statement
- BC MoE Fish presentation
- June Meeting Minutes
- Strategic Plan Draft
- Strategic Plan Review Sheet
September Retreat
November Meeting
- November 7, 2014 Minutes
- Q3 2014 Review
- BC Parks presentation slides
- NPS presentation slides
- HMCOL presentation slides
- NCI presentation slides
- Q4-2014-CPIC Portfolio – Financial Report presentation slides
- Alpine/Sub-alpine vegetation monitoring
- Ross Lake Tributary Monitoring in North Cascades National Park
SEEC Retreat 2013
2014 – 18 5 year Plan, Initiative Area Team Launch
- Land Mgmt Priorities
- Ecosystem Science Priorities
- 5 Year Plan Ecosystems Concepts
- SEEC 5 Workplan, Approved budgets 2009 – 13, Updated Sept 2013
- Prior Funding Spreadsheet, Projects by Country: 2007-13
SEEC Meeting Minutes; June 14, 2013
July 2013 – 2nd Quarter Financial Review: Brent Nichols, CIBC
February 2012
April 2012
June 2012
October 12-14 Retreat
- Summary Report SEEC Retreat Oct 12-14-2012
- SEEC Situation Analysis
- SEEC Proposed Communication Plan components, July 19-2012 draft
- SEEC Action items by program area
Dec 2012
February Meeting
May Meeting
July Retreat
September Meeting
December Meeting
- December 5 Meeting Minutes
- December Financial Presentation – Notes
- December Financial Presentation slides – PDF
- HMCOL 2011 Accomplishments
General Info
The SEEC Story (2006 PPT presentation slides)
History of the High Ross Controversy
Flooding the Border – Phil Van Huizen’s 2015 doctorate thesis
SEEC Policies – Interpreting the Agreement
SEEC Policies – Media & Communications Guideline
Participation and Ethics Statement
Reminder of admin goals discussion – ongoing.
- outreach strategy to the broader Skagit groups/users
- inbueing Commission meetings with an educational piece
- separating the outreach meetings (Victoria/Seattle) from the retreat (Commission business)
- formalizing Commission internal systems (Terms of Ref/confidentiality/retention and protection of documents) and
- (re new funding asks) to approach the Commissioners by us first creating proposals and then presenting to the Commissioners for discussion.
USA Commissioners
USA Expense Claim Form
Questions? Contact Kate Engels at seec-usa@skagiteec.org or (206) 733-9168
Canadian Commissioners
Canada Expense Claim Form
Questions? Contact Danielle Courcelles at seec-can@skagiteec.org or (604) 619-6591
Watershed Integrity
Richard (Chair), Matt, Keith, Gail
Education
Gail (Chair), Richard, Sue, Rob
Recreation
Lynn (Chair), Rob, Sue, Nancy
Ecosystem
Leo (chair), Bob, Peter, Matt
Communications
Sue (chair), Bob, Rudy, Amy
Finance
Peter (chair), Nancy, Matt, Leo, Tom
Indigenous Peoples Engagement
Shannon (chair), Peter, Dennis, Bob, Amy, Rudy
Ross Dam Re-licencing
Matt (chair), Keith, Shannon, Amy, Rob, Dennis, Lynn
Silverdaisy Mine Tenures
Tom (Chair), Matt, Dennis, Sue, Shannon, Nancy, Leo, Bob, Lynn
Legal
Shannon, Matt, Tom
Tom Curley (chair) | Peter Chapman | Nancy Wilkin | Sue Hammell | Bob Chamberlin | Gail Ross | Shannon Bentley |
Canada Admin: Danielle Courcelles
2020 (September) USA
Keith Kurko | Matt Love | Rob Smith | Amy Trainer | Leo Bodensteiner (chair) | Dennis McLerran | Lynn Best | Richard Brocksmith |
USA Admin: Kate Engel
Tom Curley (chair) | Nancy Wilkin | Sue Hammell | Bob Peart | Gail Ross | Sue Hammell | Shannon Bentley | Canada Admin: Chris Tunnoch
2019 (May) USA
Keith Kurko | Matt Love | Rob Smith | Jim Davis | Leo Bodensteiner (chair) | Laurie Terry | Gerry Cook | USA Admin: Kate Engel
Tom Curley | Shaun Hollingsworth (chair) | Shannon Bentley | Nancy Wilkin | Elizabeth Johnston | Bob Peart | Gail Ross | Canada Admin: Chris Tunnoch
2018 (May) USA
Keith Kurko | Matt Love | Rob Smith | Laurie Terry | Leo Bodensteiner (chair) | Jim Davis | Gerry Cook | USA Admin: Scott Powell
Tom Curley | Shaun Hollingsworth (chair) | Nancy Wilkin | Elizabeth Johnston | Bhalwinder Waraich | Gail Ross | Canada Admin: Chris Tunnoch
2017 USA
Keith Kurko | Matt Love | Rob Smith | Laurie Terry | Leo Bodensteiner | Jim Davis | Gerry Cook | Michelle Connor (chair) | USA Admin: Scott Powell
Tom Curley | Shaun Hollingsworth (chair) | Nancy Wilkin | Elizabeth Johnston | Bhalwinder Waraich | Gail Ross | Canada Admin: Chris Tunnoch
2016 (June) USA
Jen Watkins | Laurie Terry | Leo Bodensteiner | James Davis | Gerry Cook | Michelle Connor (chair) | USA Admin: Scott Powell
Tom Curley | Shaun Hollingsworth (chair) | Lawrence French | Nancy Wilkin | Elizabeth Johnston | Bhalwinder Waraich | Gail Ross | Canada Admin: Chris Tunnoch
2015 (June) USA
Rob Smith | Larry Campbell | Leo Bodensteiner | James Davis | Gerry Cook | Michelle Connor (chair) | James Hattori | USA Admin: Scott Powell
Lawrence French | Gail Ross | Shaun Hollingsworth (chair) | Nancy Wilkin | Tom Curley | Bhalwinder Waraich | Elizabeth Johnston | | Canada Admin: Chris Tunnoch
2014 USA
Larry Campbell | MIchelle Connor (chair) | James Hattori | Jennifer Watkins | Leo Bodensteiner | Gerry Cook | James Davis | USA Admin: Scott Powell
- SEEC Oral History Phase I Report
- SEEC Oral History Phase II Report
- The portion of the House of Commons Debates where the Skagit River Valley Treaty Implementation Act was passed by unanimous consent.
At the time of this reading (June 1, 1984) Bennett and Trudeau were still in power: Bennett (Dec. 22, 1975 – Aug. 6, 1986) and Trudeau (Mar. 3, 1980 – June 29, 1984) although he had announced in March he was stepping down after the convention in late June. Turner’s term followed (June 30, 1984- Sept. 17, 1984).
– HC Debates – Skagit River Valley Treaty Implementation Act-1 - 2009 Hozomeen Gathering
– Attendees list: PDF format | .CSV Format
– DVD Jacket Cover graphics
SEEC comments on Ross Lake GMP EIS final Sept 30 2010
2009 PPT Outreach Presentation (PPT Download)
2010 PPT Outreach Presentation
SEEC Logos
SEEC Letterhead – MSWord template
SEEC Online
- Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/skagiteec
- Twitter | https://twitter.com/skagitwatershed
- Vimeo | https://vimeo.com/channels/skagitwatershed
- Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagit_Environmental_Endowment_Commission
Commissioner Contacts
Tom Curley
tom.curley@skagiteec.org
Peter Chapman
778-535-7076
peter.chapman@skagiteec.org
Nancy Wilkin
250-598-0025
nancy.wilkin@skagiteec.org
Sue Hammell
604-765-8847
sue.hammell@skagiteec.org
Bob Chamberlin
robert.chamberlin@skagiteec.org
Gail Ross
778-887-4190
gail.ross@skagiteec.org
Shannon Bentley
604-999-1324
shannon.bentley@skagiteec.org
Keith Kurko
206-321-7032
keith.kurko@skagiteec.org
Matt Love
matt.love@skagiteec.org
Rob Smith
206-817-0007
rob.smith@skagiteec.org
Amy Trainer
360-399-5804
amy.trainer@skagiteec.org
Leo Bodensteiner
360-510-9133
leo.bodensteiner@skagiteec.org
Dennis McLerran
206-818-9551
dennis.mclerran@skagiteec.org
Dr. Lynn Best
206-265-1058
lynn.best@skagiteec.org
Richard Brocksmith
360-826-2164
richard.brocksmith@skagiteec.org
Recreation
Recreation Committee
The focus of this committee is to honor the intent and spirit of the treaty in creating a “one recreational experience on both sides of the border’. The Commission allots approximately 19% of it’s annual budget to support recreation initiatives and programs.
Committee Members
- Lynn Best
- Rob Smith
- Sue Hammell
- Nancy Wilkin