Salmon recovery professionals gather at habitat conference
Natural resources staff representing tribes from across western Washington gathered in the traditional lands of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in…
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Bull kelp bed in shipping canal could support juvenile chinook
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is tracking juvenile salmon that are using an unlikely place to find refuge—a shipping canal.…
Quinault’s intertidal survey builds valuable data
Quinault Indian Nation fisheries staff surveyed beaches near the Big and Little Hogsback volcanic formations in July to help track…
Muckleshoot’s Ballard Locks program shows promise
When the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe embarked on a pilot program to transport sockeye from the Ballard Locks to a hatchery,…
Treaty tree seedling planted on reservation
When representatives of nine tribes and bands of Indians signed the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854, a grove of…
Robust Razor Clam Populations Greet QIN Diggers
Razor clams were the hero Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) tribal members needed following three seasons of blueback (sockeye) salmon fishery…
Wrestling with Sharing, Protecting Culture in Parks
For tribes, the struggle between sharing culture and protecting it from being used by nontribal people for profit is a…
Finding Early Signs of Harmful Algal Blooms
The Makah Tribe hopes that water samples from the Pacific Ocean will help scientists develop forecasts for harmful algal blooms…
Skokomish Tribe Makes Sure Hood Canal Shellfish is Safe to Eat
The Skokomish Tribe is making sure that the water emptying into Hood Canal is safe for tribal members and recreational…