Washington State is divided into 62 Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA). WRIA 1 is located at the northwest corner of Washington State and covers over 1,410 square miles. It encompasses a majority of Whatcom County with a portion extending into Skagit County and approximately 147 square miles in British Columbia, Canada. The WRIA 1 Salmon Recovery Program focuses on salmon recovery in the Nooksack Basin and coastal watersheds of Whatcom County...
The road to salmon recovery in the Nooksack Basin involves local governments, Salmon Co-Managers, and community organizations working together on a multitude of actions, projects, and programs to restore and protect habitat important to salmon.
Also known as: WRIA 1