Restoration of Olympia oysters gains traction
More than a decade of surveys, monitoring, and trial and error has taught the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Clallam County…
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DNA project assesses elk population health
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and partners at Panthera and five other Olympic Peninsula tribes are trying to understand whether…
Tribe tests water temperature limits for chum salmon
Water temperature is critical to salmon. It affects their ability to grow, metabolize food and fight off diseases. If water…
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…
Eelgrass transplant project wraps up in Port Angeles
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), has planted more than 43,000 eelgrass plants…
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…
Nooksack, Lummi key partners in salmon education program
North Sound tribal members joined groups of Bellingham fourth graders this spring as they visited a local beach to study…
Ongoing monitoring shows success of estuary restoration
Where the Stillaguamish River melds with Port Susan Bay, monitoring continues to show that estuary restoration is working, providing refuge…
Being Frank: Ocean fisheries are not a threat to salmon recovery
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…