‘The river was stolen from us’: a tribe s battle to retake the Skagit River Lester Black
Scott Schuyler doesn’t need to see the Skagit River to know something is wrong. As he walks down the river’s steep embankment, wet rock and moss under each step, he can hear the problem. “The river should be singing to us right now, it should be free flowing,” Schuyler says as cold February rain drops silently disappear into his quilted blue jacket. The riverbed below him, once home to one of Washington’s greatest rivers, sits eerily quiet and nearly empty of water, even in the middle of the state’s famously wet winters.
Fri 5 Mar 2021 06.00 EST
Last modified on Fri 5 Mar 2021 18.24 EST
Scott Schuyler doesnât need to see the Skagit River to know something is wrong. As he walks down the riverâs steep embankment, wet rock and moss under each step, he can hear the problem. âThe river should be singing to us right now, it should be free flowing,â Schuyler says as cold February rain drops silently disappear into his quilted blue jacket. The riverbed below him, once home to one of Washingtonâs greatest rivers, sits eerily quiet and nearly empty of water, even in the middle of the stateâs famously wet winters.