Hatcheries Critical to Salmon Management
I love this time of year. The chinook, coho and chum are coming back and we’re filling our smokehouses and…
Author: bfrankjr
Report Tells the Truth on Salmon Recovery
Treaty Indian tribes know the watersheds of western Washington better than anyone else because we have always lived in them.…
State Still Ignores Fish-Blocking Culverts
Habitat is the key to salmon recovery, but ongoing loss and damage of salmon habitat is driving down salmon populations…
Enforcing environmental laws is key to salmon recovery
For many years we have said that enforcing existing state and federal pollution laws is one of the most effective…
First Stewards Have Much to Teach
All of the pollution that has been – and continues to be – pumped into our air is returning to…
Treaty rights are civil rights
The tribes’ fight to preserve and protect the salmon and our treaty fishing rights has mirrored the civil rights struggle…
Hatcheries Are Necessary Tools
Salmon hatcheries are under attack by people with very short memories. They have forgotten why many hatcheries were built in…
Stop the slow down to save Puget Sound
Polluted stormwater runoff is one of the biggest obstacles to salmon recovery and the cleanup of Puget Sound. Scientists have…
Traditional foods are treaty foods
These short, cold, rainy and sometimes snowy days of winter always make me think about our treaties. It was during…