The North Sound Conservancy is a grassroots organization of people interested in the proper, effective, and appropriate use of land in Skagit and Whatcom Counties here in Washington State. We are thankful for the resources, enjoyment, and beautiful surroundings these lands provide to all of us. We realize that we live in a special place that needs to be managed properly, effectively, and appropriately while maintaining a balance between self-sustaining resources, recreational use, esthetic beauty, and private ownership rights. We believe that the owners of the land have the fundamental right to proper use and the peaceful, private enjoyment of their land while having an inherent responsibility to preserve and protect that land for themselves, their neighbors, and their communities. We will act as an interface between landowners and like-minded organizations to provide an exchange of information directed toward achieving our mutual goals. We encourage and support those state, county, and local agencies that have regulatory and protective control over all lands so long as they foster and protect ideals compatible with our own. We will also be alert for, and vigorously oppose, those individuals or special interest groups that would subvert landowners’ rights and freedoms.

We live in a unique, special, and beautiful place. Landowners and responsible agencies need to continue working together to preserve and enhance our land. The North Sound Conservancy is here to help.

Roger Mitchell, NSC President