New salmon habitat for Indian Creek
Indian Creek, the Elwha River’s biggest salmon-producing tributary, has become even more of a juggernaut since the Lower Elwha Klallam…
Category: Habitat
Restoring Snohomish estuary habitat to improve salmon survival
Where the Snohomish River meets the saltwater of north Puget Sound, the recently completed Blue Heron Slough project was the…
Fight in “brushfire mode” against invasive crab
In the ongoing battle to curb the spread of invasive European green crab in the marine waters of Washington state,…
Restoration Nation
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe keeps the health of natural resources in mind when approaching sustainable development projects that benefit both…
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…
Tribe concerned about Purple Urchin Barrens and kelp forests
Hordes of slow-moving prickly purple urchin that creep along the seafloor can easily wipe out a kelp forest. The Makah…
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.…
Restoring Dungeness River habitat for salmon
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe made strides this summer restoring much-needed salmon habitat in the Dungeness River. The three biggest issues…
Removing the last barriers to salmon in Chico Creek
Biologists and engineers witnessed chum salmon take advantage of a newly restored tributary to Chico Creek this fall, soon after…