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Suquamish tribal elders hold clam harvest after hiatus
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Suquamish tribal elders hold clam harvest after hiatus

September 29, 2023

More than 40 Suquamish tribal elders participated in a clam dig in Chico Bay in July, for the first time…

Fisheries co-managers drafting joint hatchery policy
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Fisheries co-managers drafting joint hatchery policy

September 26, 2023

For decades, treaty tribes have operated their own hatchery programs to help sustain the region’s salmon and steelhead populations. Tribes…

Fish culture brings together tribal hatchery staff
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Fish culture class brings together tribal hatchery staff

September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

Being surrounded by peers can make a positive difference in a learning environment. That was the goal of a two-week…

‘Great success’: Baker River sockeye reach record number
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‘Great success’: Baker River sockeye reach record number

September 12, 2023September 16, 2023

A record number of Baker River sockeye are making their way upriver this year. The fisheries co-managers—consisting of the Upper…

Culvert inventory a new approach to widespread fish passage challenges
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Culvert inventory a new approach to widespread fish passage challenges

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023

Beneath the network of roads that allow people to move across the landscape, fish access to habitat is often disrupted…

Pacific Lamprey population important to Elwha River restoration
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Pacific Lamprey population important to Elwha River restoration

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

Looking like a Ghostbuster, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe project biologist Justin Stapleton shoulders a backpack with boxes and switches connected…

Floating ban put in place to protect Nooksack River salmon
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Floating ban put in place to protect Nooksack River salmon

August 11, 2023August 8, 2023

Floating down the South Fork Nooksack River in an innertube, kayak or other flotation device as a summer pastime was…

Tribe reviving traditional shellfish resources, management practices
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Tribe reviving traditional shellfish resources, management practices

July 18, 2023July 13, 2023

As part of a growing effort to revive ancestral food stewardship practices, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community this spring invited…

New tools aid estuary restoration
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New tools aid estuary restoration

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023

As the Squaxin Island Tribe and partners continue to restore and revitalize Shelton Harbor, the tribe has turned to a…

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