Being Frank: Successful co-management requires renewed commitment
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Tribal youth learn how to be wildlife biologists
While Lower Elwha Klallam tribal youth live in an ecologically robust watershed, some of them are hesitant to explore the…
Bugs important for fish in Elwha River
More than a decade since dam removal on the Elwha River, the bug communities in the river’s estuary appear to…
New salmon habitat for the lower Skokomish River
For the thousands of chinook salmon that return to the Skokomish River every year, the new habitat at River Mile…
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe fishes river for the first time after dam removal
For the first time in more than a decade, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is exercising its treaty right to…
Derelict boat removed from valuable intertidal habitat
For nearly 15 years, the sunken 65-foot sailboat called Windjammer sat derelict near the shore of Kiket Island, where the…
Salmon Recovery is working, but we can’t stop here
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Suquamish tribal elders hold clam harvest after hiatus
More than 40 Suquamish tribal elders participated in a clam dig in Chico Bay in July, for the first time…
Fish culture class brings together tribal hatchery staff
Being surrounded by peers can make a positive difference in a learning environment. That was the goal of a two-week…