Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet
Lummi Nation’s tribal fishing fleet is set to receive a new pier and docking equipment to support treaty fishing operations…
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Wildlife park introduces tribal fellowship role
A partnership between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Northwest Trek grew stronger this year when tribal member and elder Rose…
Students explore salmon-focused career paths at event
Tribal leaders are looking to the next generation to continue the work of recovering salmon, shellfish and wildlife populations. To…
Tribe to manage national wildlife refuges
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe took on management of the Dungeness and Protection Island national wildlife refuges this summer from the…
Beach restoration to support Lake Ozette sockeye
While most salmon create egg nests in streams, a portion of the Lake Ozette sockeye (blueback) population spawn on the…
Tribe studying various cockle-growing methods
The Suquamish Tribe is figuring out how to give tribal members more access to cockles by growing their own. “We’re…
Being Frank: Fish passage restoration is worth the price
Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…
What would it mean to repeal the Climate Commitment Act?
The state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) provided $3.2 billion to the 2023-2025 budget, generated by auctioning off emission allowances to…
Climate funding supports tribal resiliency projects
For years, tribes in western Washington have been gathering data on how climate change affects their tribal members, but there…