Solar power, EVs introduced at tribal facilities
The Squaxin Island Tribe is reducing its carbon footprint with solar panels that support tribal sovereignty while reducing the power…
Nisqually Tribe’s chum fishery makes a comeback
Nisqually Indian Tribe members fished for chum salmon this winter thanks to a robust return of the species to the…
Tribe, fishers team up to collect crab data
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s fishers and scientists are working together to better manage Dungeness crab for tribal harvest. Working…
Upgrades improve conditions for hatchery fish
Upgrades to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ Clarks Creek Hatchery will boost the tribe’s mission to raise and protect salmon.…
Old pontoon, derelict boats removed from Neah Bay
A steel and concrete pontoon from Interstate 90 that had been sitting in Neah Bay for nearly 40 years has…
Being Frank: Tribes not interested in ‘Museum Fish’
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Books showcase cultural teachings for youth, scholars
Three generations of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community recently published a collection of children’s books and are featured in a…
Science partnership benefits Dungeness crab
Treaty tribes and their partners in the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG) want more than data out of their…
Tulalip takes collaborative approach on fish passage projects
The Tulalip Tribes are prepared this year to pull metal piping known as culverts from beneath roadways to improve the…
Being Frank: Indigenous Nations unite for salmon recovery
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Treaty steelhead fishery provides winter harvest opportunity
Winter steelhead returning to the Skagit River watershed to spawn this year will support tribal treaty fishing opportunities for the…
Skokomish River reach gets closeup restoration monitoring
The Skokomish Tribe is gathering detailed data on how the upper South Fork Skokomish River is responding following more than…
Elwha River logjams boost salmon habitat
The function of large wood in a river for salmon habitat could be compared to the game Plinko, from the…
Being Frank: Today’s youth are tomorrow’s environmental stewards
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Fish could thrive again after culvert removal
For decades, a culvert on Brighton Creek has blocked miles of salmon habitat, proving a harmful barrier to steelhead, coho…
Tribe examines crab conditions before fishing
Fisheries staff from Quinault Indian Nation’s Division of Natural Resources conducted a Dungeness crab test fishery in October, a crucial…
Estuary restoration efforts working, data shows
After investing millions of dollars to restore the Skokomish estuary, the Skokomish Tribe is monitoring the habitat to measure its…
“In the pipeline”: Fish passage projects ramp up
In the effort to recover Northwest salmon populations, restoring access to spawning and rearing habitat is key. The Skagit River…
Partnership takes student science to the beach
When two Pioneer Middle School students picked their way across the tidelands of Little Skookum Inlet earlier this year, they…
Coho salmon run supports treaty fishing on Elwha River
For the second year in a row, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has been able to exercise its treaty right…
Estuary project essential for Skagit River chinook
At Similk Bay on the south side of Fidalgo Island, a habitat restoration project is in the works that could…
Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet
Lummi Nation’s tribal fishing fleet is set to receive a new pier and docking equipment to support treaty fishing operations…
Wildlife park introduces tribal fellowship role
A partnership between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Northwest Trek grew stronger this year when tribal member and elder Rose…
Students explore salmon-focused career paths at event
Tribal leaders are looking to the next generation to continue the work of recovering salmon, shellfish and wildlife populations. To…
Being Frank: Tribes must be at the table when natural resources policies are written
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…