WaSMAR1203_02 Guide to the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission Records 1985-1998 Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission Records Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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Finding aid encoded by Janet Ness 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
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1203-02 Seattle City Light Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission Records 1985-1998 2.6 cubic feet 7 boxes Records of an international commission. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

City Light provides electricity and electrical and conservation services to its public and private customers. It is the largest public utility in the Pacific Northwest. Public responsibility for electrical energy dates to 1890 with creation of the Department of Lighting and Water Works. In 1902, Seattle voters passed a bond issue to develop hydroelectric power on the Cedar River under the administration of the Water Department. Electricity from this development began to serve Seattle in 1905. A City Charter amendment in 1910 created the Lighting Department. Under the leadership of Superintendent James D. Ross, the department developed the Skagit River hydroelectric project which began supplying power in 1924. Both public and private power was supplied to Seattle until 1951 when the City purchased the private electrical power supply operations, making the Lighting Department the sole supplier. The Boundary Project in northeastern Washington began operations in 1967 and supplied over half of City Light's power generation. By the early 21st century, approximately ten percent of City Light's income came from the sale of surplus energy to customers in the Northwest and Southwest with the remainder of City Light's financial support coming from customer revenue. The current name of the agency was adopted in 1978 when the Department was reorganized.

The Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission (SEEC) was established by a 1984 Treaty between Canada and the U.S. It is based on an agreement between the City of Seattle and the Province of British Columbia to settle the controversy over the High Ross Dam proposal

Records of an endowment that funds projects proposed by US and Canadian agencies and organizations to promote environmental education and enhance recreation, wildlife and land management. Records include project proposals, monitoring documents and project studies, as well as Commission correspondence and minutes. Projects include trail and campground improvements; wildlife and habitat studies; environmental education institutes; and land acquisition.

Arranged in two sub-series: Administrative files and Project files.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission Records, Record Series 1203-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle City Light Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission United States. National Park Service United States. Forest Service BC Parks Skagit River (B.C. and Wash.) Ross Dam (Wash.) British Columbia Ross Lake National Recreation Area (Wash.) Endangered species--Washington (State) Northern spotted owl Trails--Washington (State) Trails--British Columbia National parks and reserves--Washington (State) Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Washington (State) Camp sites, facilities, etc.--British Columbia Birds of prey Fisheries and Wildlife Parks and Recreation Photographs

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Administrative Records 1985-1998 1/1 Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission Brochure undated 1/2 Annual Report 1985 1/3 Budget 1985 1/4 Budget 1985-1988 1/5 Budget 1986 1/6 Budget 1987 1/7 Budget 1988 1/8 Budget 1989 1/9 Budget 1990 1/10 Budget 1991 1/11 Budget 1992 1/12 Budget 1998 1/13 Correspondence - US Forest Service 1986 1/14 Correspondence 1986-1988 1/15 Minutes - Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission 1986-1988 Project Files 1985-1993 1/16 Project - BC Fish and Wildlife Service, Creel Census 1985-1990 1/17 Project - National Park Service 1985-1988 1/18 Project - National Park Service 1985-1987 1/19 Project - National Park Service 1985-1989 1/20 Project - National Park Service 1986-1988 1/21 Project - National Park Service 1985-1988 2/1 Project - Forest Service 1985-1990 2/2 Project - Washington Dept. of Wildlife, Creel Census 1985-1989 2/3 Project - Washington Native Plant Society 1985-1989 2/4 Project - Washington Dept. of Game 1985-1989 2/5 Project - BC Fish and Wildlife Service 1986-1989 2/6 Project - BC Ministry of Environment and Parks 1986-1989 2/7 Project - BC Ministry of Environment and Parks 1986-1989 2/8 Project - National Park Service, Happy Flats I 1986-1989 2/9 Project - National Park Service 1986-1989 2/10 Project - Forest Service, East Creek 1986-1989 2/11 Project - Forest Service, Easy Pass 1986-1989 2/12 Project - BC Fish and Wildlife Service 1987-1988 2/13 Project - BC Ministry of Environment and Parks, Raptors 1987-1989 2/14 Project - BC Outdoor Recreation 1987-1989 2/15 Project - BC Parks, Acquisition of Claims 1987-1990 2/16 Project - BC Parks, Ross Campground II 1987-1989 2/17 Project - BC Parks, User Survey 1987-1989 2/18 Project - National Parks Service, Happy Flats Trail 1987-1990 2/19 Project - National Parks Service, Hozomeen Campground 1987-1989 2/20 Project - National Parks Service, Raptors 1987-1989 2/21 Project - Washington Department of Game 1987-1989 2/22 Project - Chilliwack Field Naturalists, Nesting Boxes 1987-1990 2/23 Project - BC Parks, Ross Campground 1988-1989 3/1 Project - BC Parks, Recreation Resources Inventory 1987-1989 3/2 Project - Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia, Spring Institute 1987-1989 3/3 Project - BC Provincial Museum, Rare Plant Inventory 1987-1991 3/4 Project - National Park Service, Ruby Creek 1987-1990 3/5 Project - National Park Service, Archaeology 1988-1993 3/6 Project - Canyon Creek Trail Reconstruction 1987-1989 3/7 Project - Forest Service, Okanogan National Forest Spotted Owl Survey 1987-1990 3/8 Project - Forest Service, Okanagan National Forest Grizzly Bear Mapping 1987-1992 3/9 Project - Northwest Rivers Council, Wild River Study 1987-1990 3/10 Project - North Cascades Institute, Teachers Workshop 1988 3/11 Project - Simon Fraser University, Archaeology Study 1987-1989 3/12 Project - North Cascades Institute, Field Courses 1988-1990 3/13 Project - Nature Conservancy, Anoka Claims 1988-1993 4/1 Project - Land Acquisition 1988-1989 4/2 Project - Land Acquisition 1985-1988 4/3 Project - National Park Service, Whatcom Pass Revegetation 1987-1989 4/4 Project - National Park Service, Obelisk Trail Improvements 1989-1990 4/5 Project - National Park Service, Hozomeen South Boat Ramp (Incl. Drawing) 1989-1990 4/6 Project - Huxley College, Student Publication (Incl. Map) 1988-1990 4/7 Project - National Park Service, Archaeology of Chert Quarry 1988-1993 4/8 Project - Forest Service, Okanogan National Forest, Trail head Toilet 1988-1990 4/9 Project - Forest Service, Okanogan National Forest, Spotted Owl Survey II (Incl. Map) 1989-1990 4/10 Project - Okanogan National Forest, Rainy Pass Information Signs 1988-1990 4/11 Project - North Cascades Institute - Teachers Workshop 1988-1990 4/12 Project - North Cascades Institute - Curriculum Project 1988-1990 4/13 Project - Wildlife Survey 1996 4/14 Project - Outdoor Recreation Foundation of British Columbia, Junior Ranger Camp 1988-1992 4/15 Project - BC Parks, Ross Lake Campground IV 1988-1991 4/16 Project - BC Parks, Sumallo Grove Trail 1989-1991 5/1 Project - BC Parks, West Gate Entrance Portal 1988-1990 5/2 Project - BC Parks, Skagit River Trail Head 1988-1993 5/3 Project - BC Parks, Hozomeen Infrastructure Study 1989-1990 5/4 Project - BC Parks, Skagit Interpretive Signs 1988-1991 5/5 Project - BC Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries Management Studies 1988-1991 5/6 Project - BC Forest Service, Mt Outram Trail 1988-1991 5/7 Project - Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia, Spring Institute III 1988-1989 5/8 Project - BC Parks Projects 1988-1989 5/9 Project - BC Fisheries, Sumallo Fish Restoration 1989-1992 5/10 Project - BC Parks, Lighting Lakes Amphitheater 1989-1991 5/11 Project - BC Parks, Ross Lake Picnic Area 1989-1991 5/12 Project - BC Parks, Ross Lake Water System 1989-1993 5/13 Project - BC Parks, Ross Lake Campground 1989-1991 5/14 Project - BC Parks, Chittenden Meadow Trail (Incl. Photographs) 1990-1991 5/15 Project - BC Parks, Cascade Recreation Area Trail Reconstruction (Incl. Photographs) 1989-1991 5/16 Project - Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia, Environmental Institute IV 1990-1991 5/17 Project - Plant Catalogue 1989-1990 5/18 Project - National Park Service, Whatcom Pass Revegetation II 1989-1993 5/19 Project - National Park Service, Hozomeen Lake Camp Rehabilitation 1989-1993 5/20 Project - Winthrop Ranger District, Okanogan National Forest, Slate Peak Interpretative Signs (Incl. Photographs) 1989-1991 6/1 Project - WA Dept. of Wildlife, Ross Lake Creel Census I 1989-1992 6/2 Project - WA Dept. of Wildlife, Ross Lake Creel Census I 1989-1992 6/3 Project - North Cascades Institute, Educational Programs 1989-1991 6/4 Project Proposals 1985-1986 6/5 Project Proposals 1986 6/6 Project Proposals - Correspondence 1986-1988 6/7 Project Proposals 1988 6/8 Project Proposals 1992 7/1 Project Proposals 1992 7/2 Project Proposals 1993 7/2 Project Proposals 1993