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Client: Skagit Watershed Council  Case Study: Peak staff worked with the Skagit Watershed Council, the Skagit Conservation District, and the Washington State Conservation Commission to evaluate a range of riparian vegetation incentive programs providing agricultural landowners with funding and assistance for riparian buffers. Our team conducted desk research and interviewed a diverse pool of individuals…

Client: Whatcom County   Case Study: Peak is partnering with Shew Design to develop and implement a social marketing campaign encouraging boaters to reduce damage to pristine eelgrass beds at Wildcat Cove in Larrabee State Park. Working with the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee (MRC), the team will develop and implement a social marketing campaign to…

Client: Department of Ecology   Case Study: Peak and Shew Design are developing a consistent social marketing messaging campaign to improve voluntary no anchor zone compliance by recreational boaters in the Northwest Straits region. No anchor zones aim to protect eelgrass beds from recreational boater anchors. The project goal is to build a consistent strategy across…

Client: Skagit Conservation District Problem: Current streamside vegetation restoration in Skagit County is not achieving adequate shading of streams, reduction in stream temperatures, and associated increases in salmon survivability. Several streams in the Skagit Watershed are reaching temperatures in the summer months that are detrimental and potentially lethal to juvenile salmon. While there are several…

Case Study: The Peak team developed a public participation plan, in conjunction with County staff from Public Works and Planning and Development Services, to provide the public with an opportunity to discuss the bridge replacement project, identify needs and constraints, and develop preliminary concepts for the crossing. Our process also provided an opportunity for the…

Client: Sustainable Lands Strategy in Snohomish County Case Study: In partnership with the Sustainable Lands Strategy (SLS), Peak developed and implemented a comprehensive survey on local consumer behaviors, attitudes, and barriers to supporting a quality, healthy, and local food system in Snohomish County. Anna Santo, a Peak employee (and Ph.D. candidate at the University of…