Skagit River Interpretive Center

02/25/2026

A BIG Thank You to all of our volunteers, guests and other organizations that joined us for our 29th year!

As we look forward to our 30th Anniversary year we are looking for volunteers to help us plan and make the 30th year incredible. If you or someone you know has an interest in nature and education and has wanted to be part of board, please send us a message. We would love to talk with you and see if it is a mutual fit, whether it be Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President or a member at large.

Send us an email with your interest and we’ll reach out to you.

The Skagit River Interpretive Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We depend on volunteers and donations to stay in business. Please contact, [email protected], 360-853-7626.

02/19/2026

If you missed the event but still want to donate, you still can.

👉Donate online through Friday:
https://tinyurl.com/floodfundesc

👉Or, at any time drop off a check to East County Resource Center on 45770 A Main Street, Concrete.

Checks can be written out to "Community Action of Skagit County," in the memo line note “East County Flood Fund.”

👉Or, Mail Checks to:
Community Action
330 Pacific Place
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

A fundraiser for victims of the December 2025 flooding in the Upriver communities (Concrete/Rockport/Marblemount)

02/17/2026

If you missed the event but still want to donate, you still can.
👉Donate online through Friday:
https://tinyurl.com/floodfundesc
👉Or, at any time drop off a check to East County Resource Center on 45770 A Main Street, Concrete.
Checks can be written out to "Community Action of Skagit County," in the memo line note “East County Flood Fund.”
👉Or, Mail Checks to:
Community Action
330 Pacific Place
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

A fundraiser for victims of the December 2025 flooding in the Upriver communities (Concrete/Rockport/Marblemount)

02/17/2026

02/15/2026

This is the last day to purchase raffle tickets for this beautiful one-of-a-kind quilt, don't miss out!

Thank you to Deb and Kathy for donating this beautiful quilt to us for a raffle. Tickets are for sale: $5 each or 5 for $20. We will draw the winning ticket at the close of our season on February 16th.

02/08/2026

It’s Superb Owl Sunday 2026. Thank you to National Geographic and Joel Satore Photographer for the images and video.

02/07/2026

Go Seahawks!

In North America, at least 10 professional sports teams are named for birds. Here's how they got their names—and what eBird has to say about how likely you are to see their namesakes on game day.

02/07/2026

In North America, at least 10 professional sports teams are named for birds. Here's how they got their names—and what eBird has to say about how likely you are to see their namesakes on game day.

01/31/2026

PLEASE NOTE:
Since we will be having this important event this Sunday at 1:30 there will not be an afternoon walk.

Join us for the 2nd annual Skagit River Wonder event at the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center in Rockport, WA on February 15th from 1pm to 2:30pm. We invite our community to once again gather for an open mic event to share poetry, stories, and musical performances around our appreciation of the Skagit River and its watershed (also open to all topics). This year this event will be a fundraiser for flood-impacted households in eastern Skagit County. This is a free event, but please donate what you can to support our community members. Everyone is welcome!

Presented by the Skagit River Poetry Foundation and the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center.

Funds raised will go to the East County Flood Fund and benefit local flood-impacted households, in partnership with Community Action's East County Resource Center. Funds are being used by the East County Resource Center to provide resources such as propane, firewood, food, clothing and other basic needs.

If you are unable to attend the event or would rather donate online, please do so here: https://tinyurl.com/floodfundesc

Almost 2 weeks away! Join us for Skagit River Wonder Open Mic and Fundraiser.

***Funds raised will go to the East County Flood Fund and benefit local flood-impacted households, in partnership with Community Action’s East County Resource Center.***

Sunday Feb. 15, 1pm
Skagit River Interpretive Center
Howard Miller Steelhead Park | Rockport

Bring a poem, story, or your instrument of choice and join our open mic while we all support our east county community members!

More Details Here:
https://skagitriverpoetry.org/events/

Skagit River Interpretive Center
Community Action of Skagit County

Can't make it or prefer donating online? Do so here - thank you!: https://tinyurl.com/floodfundesc

01/27/2026

Congratulations to our Seattle Seahawks who are Super Bowl bound! One of our favorite subjects here at the Interpretive Center is to talk about birds, especially raptors. We thought it would be fun and educational to spend this week presenting some facts about the Seattle Seahawks vs a “Sea Hawk”.
Today we will start out with Taima, the live mascot for the Seahawks. The photo of Taima below is from www.Seahawks.com.

Taima Facts:
He was hatched on April 21, 2005 and arrived in Spokane on June 13, 2005.
He came from the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, Missouri.
His species is Augur Buzzard from Africa. In North America we associate buzzard with vultures but in Europe and Africa they are hawks.
His wingspan is approximately 4 to 5 ft and weighs about 2 to 3 pounds.
They have a lifespan of 10 to 25 years in the wild but can live up to 30 in captivity.

01/26/2026

The fruit of its labor from diving, catching and swimming to a sandbar.

Taken with iPhone through a Vortex spotting scope.

01/26/2026

This first year Bald Eagle was about 50 feet from us at the Skagit River today during pur first walk. They stayed close to us the whole tome we were there. It was flying back and forth to a few branches before seeing a salmon in the side channel. It dove into the water and disappeared for about a minute and then reemerged swimming to the nearest branch on a sand bar. There were no other Eagles around so this one got to enjoy a salmon lunch solo.

Video taken with iPhone through a Vortex spotting scope.