Test fishery holds promise for tribal fishers
A Nisqually Tribe study on the effects of gillnetting and releasing chinook salmon has produced promising results, and eventually could…
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New hatchery program aims to boost Skagit River chum
Water sloshed from the back of a truck as it made its way from the confluence of Sutter Creek and…
Decades after dam removal, a record run of salmon
More than 140,000 juvenile coho salmon departed the Goldsborough Creek watershed this year, an exciting milestone after the Squaxin Island…
Workshop supports tribal fisher education on regulations, sales, marketing
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has been giving its fishers an economic boost with workshops and grants to help them…
A seaweed seed bank for the future
Motivated by the need to build climate change resilience, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is exploring seaweed beds along the Strait…
Elwha River test fishery looks at potential fishing methods
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is testing selective fishing methods on the Elwha River with the hope of reopening the…
Tribal nonprofit educates community about traditional resources
Led by Nooksack tribal member Jenny Roberts, a group of mostly tribal members ventured into the tribe’s forested homelands near…
Quileute project to help river, fish — and surrounding community
With the efforts of the Quileute Tribe and partners, a series of structures have sprung up around the lower Quillayute…
Puyallup Tribe teams with schools to raise, release chinook
The Puyallup Tribe donated chinook salmon so students at Chief Leschi Schools and Science and Math Institute could learn more about spawning, caring for and releasing them. The tribe hopes to gain scientific knowledge from the partnership, as well as offering education to local students.