Tulalip to release 1.3 million chinook
King 5 reported on Tulalip’s hatchery last week. Chairman Mel Sheldon and senior biologist Kit Rawson were interviewed. See the…
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Tulalip Tribes mark 1.3 million chinook salmon for release
Tulalip has been mass marking its hatchery chinook since 1993 as part of an aggressive salmon recovery program in Puget Sound. New state fishing regulations, however, may set the salmon recovery program back and reduce stock in Puget Sound waters.
Streamside buffer tax unlikely to go to Skagit voters
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) reports that the county commissioners do not plan to put a tax increase to…
SVH: Wiley Slough’s return to nature delayed
Plans to restore Wiley Slough have been stymied by hunters’ concerns about losing a popular recreation site. The Skagit Valley…
Swinomish Tribe studies shellfish diet
Swinomish researchers spent the past four years studying pollution levels at several of the tribe’s traditional shellfish gathering areas. They also hired tribal members to interview 76 tribal households about their seafood eating habits.
Swinomish release results of shellfish study
The Seattle Times and Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) reported on the results of the Swinomish Tribe’s study on toxics…
Earth Day volunteers landscape Swinomish restoration site
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) covered an Earth Day event on the Swinomish Reservation this weekend: Volunteers participated in…
Tulalip, Stillaguamish join push to repair forest roads
The Stillaguamish and Tulalip tribes joined state and federal groups in requesting more money to pay for the repair and…
Skagit streamside buffer plans rejected before
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) offered a brief history on Sunday of the 11-year “saga of streamside buffers.” Skagit…