Oyster project aims to restore access to ancestral food
In Triangle Cove, a small embayment tucked into Camano Island off Port Susan Bay, the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians is…
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Tribe reviving traditional shellfish resources, management practices
As part of a growing effort to revive ancestral food stewardship practices, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community this spring invited…
Heat dome found to be deadly for some shellfish species, but not for others
June’s intense heat dome, ill-timed with extremely low tides, left shellfish dead on some beaches across Puget Sound and the…
Tribal Fishermen, Natural Resources Staff Adapt to Impact of COVID on Harvests, Culture
When the novel coronavirus hit western Washington this winter, shutting down just about everything, tribal fishermen quickly had to figure…
Diplomacy an Aid to Tribes Accessing Treaty Shellfish Resources
Squaxin Island Tribe’s shellfish biologist Rana Brown’s unofficial title could be principal diplomat. That’s because her job encompasses contacting numerous…
Bellingham Herald: At Lummi, low tide means horse clams and a chance to reconnect
The Bellingham Herald reports on a Lummi Nation clam dig: Recent low tides drew many Lummis to the sandy flats…
Lummi Nation accounts for all tideland species
The Lummi Nation is surveying every species living in more than 7,000 acres of tidelands on the tribe’s reservation. The…
Squaxin Island Tribe clam growth research video
The Squaxin Island Tribe numbers individual clams on several growth plots around southern Puget Sound to get a good idea…
Understanding importance of salmon to tribes
A University of Washington environmental journalism student blogs about the decline of salmon fisheries and what it means to the Swinomish Tribe.