Quinault trapping invasive crab data
Quinault Indian Nation staff strapped on mud boots and strode into the tideflats near Ocean Shores late this summer to…
Author: Trevor Pyle
Funding in peril for marine survival research
The Tulalip Tribes and partners secured funding to continue monitoring juvenile salmon marine survival through 2027, but the future of…
Stillaguamish Tribe uses drone to protect elk calves
The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians used a drone equipped with a high-resolution thermal imaging camera to identify and protect elk…
Northern pike a potential threat in Lake Washington
A voracious, invasive fish that preys on salmon has seen its numbers grow in Lake Washington. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe staff…
Puyallup Tribe honors the first fish — and opens a new longhouse
Members of The Puyallup Tribe of Indians gathered this spring to continue a tradition and celebrate a milestone. Tribal members…
Squaxin Island Tribe, partners team for Olympia oyster restoration
A partnership between the Squaxin Island Tribe and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has allowed one of the tribe’s first foods…
Cutting-edge technique helps Quileute Tribe’s restoration project
A new scientific tool has boosted the Quileute Tribe’s ability to monitor river restoration projects. Environmental DNA (eDNA) can detect…
Real-time data buoys make ocean fishing safer
With rapidly changing conditions and threatening swells, the ocean can be a dangerous place for tribal fishers along the Olympic…
Tribes advocate for Puget Sound recovery
Last week, representatives from Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission member tribes and the Puget Sound Partnership participated in the annual Puget…