State of Our Watersheds: Forage Fish Habitat Threatened in the Strait, Bays
Forage fish populations could be at risk because of modified and armored shorelines, according to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s report in…
Category: State of Our Watersheds
State of Our Watersheds: More pavement means fewer salmon in the Puyallup
Increasing development across the Puyallup watershed is hurting salmon populations already returning in low numbers. That is a finding in…
State of our Watersheds: Lack of Funding for Co-Manager Response
There isn’t enough financial support by federal and state governments to support co-management, according to findings by the Makah Tribe…
State of Our Watersheds: Shoreline Armoring Diminishes Nearshore Fish Habitat
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has been keeping a close eye on shoreline armoring in the Port Angeles area, as…
State of Our Watersheds: The Green River is missing 95 percent of the logs salmon need
Logjams are important salmon habitat. Historically, downed trees washed into rivers where they would accumulate into logjams. These jams slowed…
State of Our Watersheds: Former mining roads threaten treaty resources
Former mining roads in the upper South Fork Sauk River watershed continue to pose a threat to tribal treaty resources,…
State of our Watersheds: Coho are killed by poison before they can spawn
Coho salmon returning from the ocean are dying before they can spawn because the water they’re swimming in is killing…
State of Our Watersheds: More Wells, More Problems
Hood Canal has experienced substantial population growth the past few decades, especially along the shoreline, bringing an increased demand for…
State of Our Watersheds: Depressed Herring Populations
Port Gamble Bay once was home to one of the largest herring populations in Puget Sound, a forage fish that…