Quinault Indian Nation studies hands-off approach to elk capture
Helicopter surveys are considered the most reliable way to manage elk populations, but they’re also expensive, laborious and dangerous. The…
Author: Trevor Pyle
New tools aid estuary restoration
As the Squaxin Island Tribe and partners continue to restore and revitalize Shelton Harbor, the tribe has turned to a…
Quileute students learn with robotics
When former Quileute Tribal School students returned to judge a robotics competition among current students, they showed this year’s competitors…
Squaxin Island Tribe, partners look to revitalize kelp
A bull kelp forest in Squaxin Island Tribe waters has shrunk dramatically in recent years, with the population plummeting from…
Test fishery data to protect stocks — now and in the future
Two years ago, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe embarked on an effort to learn more about the impact sport fisheries have…
Treaty tree seedling planted on reservation
When representatives of nine tribes and bands of Indians signed the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854, a grove of…
Squaxin Island Tribe assumes greater water-quality authority
Members of the Squaxin Island Tribe are proud to call themselves “People of the Water”—and now they’ll have a greater…
Planting seeds for budding careers
In the coming years, when camas is flowering, trees are growing and strawberries are ripening on the banks of the…
Conservation effort for orcas begins on land
The Quileute Tribe and the Clallam Conservation District joined together last month for a restoration project during Orca Recovery Week.…