Historic Gorge Inn gets much needed rehabilitation
June 5, 2014
The newly renovated Gorge Inn reopened its doors for the first time on May 23, 2014 after nearly four decades of neglect.
City Light Awarded Grant to Acquire Key Fish Habitat in Skagit River Watershed
December 16, 2013
Seattle City Light was awarded a $982,999 grant from the Washington Salmon Recovery Board to acquire 113 acres of high quality habitat for Chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout in the Skagit River system.
Carefully Orchestrated Water Dance Allows for Fresh Coat of Paint on Gorge Dam Gates
July 29, 2013
Fish biologists, power marketers and hydro operators at the Skagit performed a carefully orchestrated dance between July 15 and 17 to prepare the Gorge Dam spill gates for an inspection, seal rehabilitation, and a new coat of paint.
City Light Project Earns Seattle U Engineering Students Second National Award
July 24, 2013
A team of Seattle University students who analyzed the structural needs of a warehouse at Seattle City Light’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project and designed a retrofit for the building have won a seond national award for their work.
Skagit Steelhead Coming Back in Record Numbers
July 11, 2013
Natural Resources and Environmental Planning field surveys carried out this spring showed that steelhead redd (or nest) counts in the 27 miles of river below City Light’s hydroelectric project are 20 percent higher than any other year since 1997.
Skagit Visitor Shares Photo of Season’s First Bear
June 19, 2013
Skagit Hydroelectric Project visitor Steve Hall shared this photo of the first bear spotted this season during the ride across DiabloLake on Seattle City Light’s boat, the Cascadian.
Seattle City Light Skagit Employees Help Restore Marblemount Community Center
June 14, 2013
Seattle City Light Skagit Hydroelectric Project employees Kathy and Jim Hunter have led major renovations at the Marblemount Community Center.
City Light-Funded Trail Now Open Near Darrington
May 31, 2013
A new 1.5 mile loop trail along the Sauk River near Darrington is now available thanks to Seattle City Light funding that is part of the utility’s license to operate the Skagit Hydroelectric Project.
Seattle City Light has Experience with Bailey Bridge
May 28, 2013
Seattle City Light has some experience with the Bailey Bridge being proposed as a short-term fix for the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon.
Seattle City Light-Backed Researchers Win Awards
March 26, 2013
Two Western Washington University graduate student wildlife researchers who received some of their funding from Seattle City Light’s Wildlife Research Program won awards from the Washington and Oregon chapters of The Wildlife Society during the organization’s 2013 annual meeting.