Suquamish tribal elders hold clam harvest after hiatus
More than 40 Suquamish tribal elders participated in a clam dig in Chico Bay in July, for the first time…
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Fisheries co-managers drafting joint hatchery policy
For decades, treaty tribes have operated their own hatchery programs to help sustain the region’s salmon and steelhead populations. Tribes…
Fish culture class brings together tribal hatchery staff
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
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
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
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
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
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
As the Squaxin Island Tribe and partners continue to restore and revitalize Shelton Harbor, the tribe has turned to a…