Portfolio

Client: Whatcom County, WA Case Study: Peak facilitated a multi-year collaborative process involving over 80 stakeholders who worked to prioritize and implement system‐wide improvements to the levee system on the Nooksack River. With the System Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF), we completed a key component—the Nooksack River Levee Vegetation Management Plan. Impact: Managing vegetation along levees…

Client: 3FI (The Nature Conservancy, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife) Case Study: Peak facilitated the Farm Fish and Flood Initiative – a multi-interest group pioneering mutually beneficial approaches to saving farmland, restoring salmon runs, and reducing flood risk in Skagit County. Negotiations over the course of seven years resulted in the development of agreements, engaging factions,…

Client: City of Bellingham Case Study: Peak helped the City update its City’s Climate Action Plan with new emissions inventories to track progress, and new emissions forecasts and planning scenarios to meet climate goals for both the city government and the community. The City Council reviewed the draft plan in December 2017. The City of…

Client: City of Bellingham, WA Case Study: Peak facilitator, David Roberts, facilitated all meetings and strategy sessions of the Climate Action Task Force. Peak also supported City staff in agenda development, timeline management, planning frameworks and research development, and strategy decisions. Peak staff also co-wrote, edited, and formatted all final products including the final report….

Client: Bellingham Community Boating Center Case Study: Bellingham’s Community Boating Center sought to scope ideas for improving access and services on their waterfront-based location. The purpose of the charrette was to gather input and scope ideas for improving hand-launched vessel access to and from the boating center and Bellingham Bay. Peak worked with the CBC…

Client: The Whatcom Land Trust Case Study: The facilitation provided by Peak, informed the Whatcom Land Trust’s updates to its 2013-2018 Strategic Plan. David Roberts led the Board of the Whatcom Land Trust in conversations using a strategic process promoted by Simon Sinek for organizations to become more inspired at work and in turn inspire…