Skokomish Tribe and Partners Upgrade Hoodsport Water Quality
The Skokomish Tribe and partners are celebrating years of hard work to improve water quality in Hood Canal. The water…
Tag: Clean Water
Squaxin Island Tribe Celebrates Community Effort Allowing Reopening of Harvest on Beach
The Squaxin Island Tribe worked cooperatively with neighbors and government partners to improve water quality to open shellfish harvest near…
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Finally Sees Bay Clean Up
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has been fighting for nearly 20 years to have Port Gamble Bay cleaned of the…
Will the Rivers Run Dry?
What would it matter if we clean up Puget Sound but the rivers feeding it run dry? We came a…
Federal Update for June 2008
APPROPRIATIONS House subcommittees have approved appropriations bills that would provide $27.9 billion in discretionary funding. That would top the current…
Being Frank: A Traditional Belief
OLYMPIA (September 29, 2006) ― There is a traditional Indian belief that we do not actually own the land. We are part of it, and it is part of us. We are all temporary tenants and we’re responsible for its care.
It’s a concept that is as valid today as it has ever been. If people can begin to understand their connection to the earth, they will treat it with much greater sensitivity than they have over the past century.
These are the thoughts that come to me when I think about the so-called property rights initiative, I-933, which will be on your general election ballot in November.
To say I believe you should vote no on I-933 would be an understatement. You should vote “hell, no!”
I-933 is far more dangerous and damaging than you might think.
Hatcheries Aren’t Habitat
There’s no question that hatcheries have a role to play in salmon recovery, but hatchery fish aren’t wild fish, just…