Reiner Farm

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Dale Reiner was a pioneer in river restoration and supporter of floodplain farmland, and arranged for the sale of his 260 acre family farm in the Lower Skykomish Floodplain to the Washington Farmland Trust and Tulalip Tribes upon his death.

Notes

• The Reiner Farm is located at the head of Haskell Slough in the Lower Skykomish Floodplain across the river from Al Borlin Park
• Restoration of river flow through Haskell Slough to improve fish habitat has been a subject of restoration planning since before 2000.
• https://wafarmlandtrust.org/our-work/protected-farms/reiner-farm/ - Washington Farmland Trust description of the Reiner Farm Acquisition project
• Snohomish County manages the Haskell Slough Levee on the east side of the property and prevents the river from reoccupying the Haskell Slough.
• Tulalip Tribes completed an extensive cultural resources survey effort to prepare for restoration activity and meet NHPA and State requirements.
• Haskell Slough Protection and Restoration - the Reiner family was an early adopter in attempting to improve habitat conditions along the river and Haskell Slough.

Chronology

• 1996 - The Reiner property is the site of a natural river levee spillover during the floods of 1996, spreading sand and gravel across many farm fields, which led to the prototype installation of Flood Fencing. Subsequence racking of wood has reduced river flow along that avulsion pathway during flood.
• 1999 - visit by candidate George Bush Jr. profiling voluntary stewardship.
• 2000 - construction of channels reconnecting Haskell Slough ponds (see RCO 97-1307)
• 2002-2003 - Initial underplanting of conifers by Dale Reiner.
• 2018 - Acquisition of the 260 acre Reiner Farm by Washington Farmland Trust
• 2020 - Dale Reiner passes away.
• 2022 Fall - Site adopted by the first Skykomish Bio-Cultural Restoration Field Station
• 2024 - Natural Resources of Tulalip Tribes of Washington complete acquisition of a 100-acre conservation property created by WFT by a boundary line adjustment.

Camp Skykomish Materials

The following materials have been developed by the Skykomish Bio-Cultural Restoration Field Station

• File:Cereghino 2022 preliminary Reiner buffer assessment.pdf - provides a rapid assessment of the Tulalip Tribes buffer parcels for the purpose of developing Native Riparian Agroforestry pilots.
• File:Soil series descriptions.pdf includes NRCS soil descriptions for the Pilchuck and Sultan soil series common on the farm.
• File:Cereghino 2023 Reiner stewardship plan.pdf - this document describes patches, management goals, and recurring strategies, and serves as the framework for information sharing.
• File:Charrette design assessment packet.pdf - describes three sites on the Reiner Farm as part of a Regenerative Riverscape Agroforestry effort.
• File:Cereghino et al 2024 camp skykomish charrette output.pdf
• File:Cereghino 2023 Reiner stewardship plan.pdf is a working document describing units and management strategies in the Reiner Farm Buffers. There are currently 4 units in assessment, design or under management. Cereghino & Busen 2023 provides unit assessments to support design at The Mother Garden, The Pond Forest and The Conifer Plantation.

Patches Under Management

Site management by the field station is organize into patches:

• Mother Garden