Portfolio

Client: Skagit Watershed Council  Case Study: Peak evaluated a range of riparian vegetation incentive programs used in Skagit County. These programs aim to provide agricultural landowners with funding and assistance for installing riparian buffers along waterways. Our team conducted research and interviewed a diverse pool of individuals working in the conservation field to assess the…

Client: Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee  Case Study: Peak developed a Wildcat Cove eelgrass protection social marketing campaign aimed at reducing harmful boat launching activities. We worked with Shew Design – a strategic communications company – to develop messaging that encourages boaters to engage in behaviors that protect eelgrass beds when they are launching their boats….

Client: Washington Department of Ecology   Case Study: Peak and Shew Design developed a social marketing 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 was to build a consistent strategy across all partners to…

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…