r/Cascadia • u/Muckknuckle1 • 3d ago

WA senators unveil new $5B plan to fund culvert removals

https://lynnwoodtoday.com/wa-senators-unveil-new-5b-plan-to-fund-culvert-removals/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjDzvMQLMJbY2wMw29v1Aw&utm_content=rundown
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u/Muckknuckle1 3d ago

It's heartening that this salmon recovery work is happening. The land was transformed when this industrialized, urbanized landscape was built. And now it's being transformed again, more subtly this time, so modern society can better coexist with salmon. 

To me, this is what the Cascadia movement should be about first and foremost- a value system which sees humanity as part of nature, not separate from it. And changing our culture (including our built environment) to reflect that. 

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u/cwatson214 3d ago edited 3d ago

It is court-ordered, not quite the do-good story you make it out to be. I am pleased it is happening, nonetheless.

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u/Muckknuckle1 3d ago

It is a do-good story. Indigenous tribes won this legal victory in 2013 after decades of agitating for their treaty rights. This is happening because of that victory.

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u/hanimal16 Washington 2d ago

What would make this a “do-good” story in your opinion?

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u/MovinOnUp2TheMoon 3d ago

For folks new to the discussion, I’m learning “Culvert Removal” is Expen$ive,
because like the photo, the land has to be shaped to allow more natural drainage,
in the context of our highway infrastructure.

The culverts are a way of letting water go under a road, without allowing for the rest of the depth of natural systems and flows that would also be happening without a road there.

If we’re gonna have roads through the wilds, we’re gonna have to make them work within natural systems. The sooner the better!