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…
Author: Trevor Pyle
Partnership, logjams fuel Owl Creek restoration
Visitors to Owl Creek last fall marveled at the sight: the white belly of a chinook, flashing in the sun…
Dam removal site sees salmon numbers grow
Goldsborough Creek has become an example of what removing fish barriers and restoring habitat can accomplish. And the Squaxin Island…
Foundry selected for Billy Frank Jr. statue
A highly anticipated next step in the development of statues honoring Billy Frank Jr. came to fruition in November. The…
Restoring cockles to boost population
The Squaxin Island Tribe is exploring whether local populations of native cockles—an important food source for tribal members—can be supplemented…
Tribal youth learn how to track animals
A small group of tribal teens hunched over a skull in the woods, peering closely to figure out what kind…
Clam surveys guide harvest management
An abundance of young razor clams along the south end of Kalaloch Beach caught the attention of the staff from…
Tribe, partners clear derelict boats from Squaxin Island
People looking over the waters off Squaxin Island early this summer had the chance to glimpse a peculiar sight: boats…
Projects abound for Nisqually Community Forest
Created out of a partnership between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and the Nisqually Land Trust, the Nisqually Community Forest is…