The Lummi Nation Wetland and Habitat Bank—Restoring a Piece of History

The first tour I was given of the Lummi Nation's reservation land that would eventually become the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps), Seattle District's largest mitigation bank, I was transported back in time. Eagles and hawks soaring overhead, huge rafts of waterfowl protected within a cove in Lummi Bay, wind gently bending native reeds, sedges, and grasses of estuaries, and a deep beauty and peace resonated as far as the eye could see.