Passage Home: Tribes remove barriers to salmon habitat
Restoring fish passage to spawning habitat is one of the most cost-effective ways to recover salmon runs. The Tulalip…
Category: Habitat
Cutting-edge technique helps Quileute Tribe’s restoration project
A new scientific tool has boosted the Quileute Tribe’s ability to monitor river restoration projects. Environmental DNA (eDNA) can detect…
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…
How much thirstier are young trees versus mature forest?
Through winter morning mist, thick fern underbrush and spongy ground, Nooksack Indian Tribe water resources program staffers Chris Trinies and…
Agreement: Dam operator will invest in salmon recovery
For the continued operation of three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River, a settlement agreement between the public power company…
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…
Tribe tracking how birds use newly restored estuary
Armed with binoculars, a spotting scope, notebook and pencil, Skokomish tribal staff hike the tribe’s estuary twice a month to…
Being Frank: Habitat remains key to salmon recovery
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
Projects improve Chico Creek salmon habitat
Suquamish Tribe, partners celebrate decade-long work to support wild chum run The Suquamish Tribe, in partnership with Washington State Department…