Restoration effort is decolonizing the Stillaguamish delta
Where the Stillaguamish River winds its way through a patchwork of agricultural lands toward the sea, the Stillaguamish Tribe of…
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Fisheries co-managers drafting joint hatchery policy
For decades, treaty tribes have operated their own hatchery programs to help sustain the region’s salmon and steelhead populations. Tribes…
Floating ban put in place to protect Nooksack River salmon
Floating down the South Fork Nooksack River in an innertube, kayak or other flotation device as a summer pastime was…
At tribes’ urging, fish passage to be developed at Skagit River dams
After several years resisting the requests of some treaty tribes and government agencies, Seattle City Light has committed to adding…
Tribe takes steps to protect, restore local forests
The Nooksack Indian Tribe signed a historic agreement with the U.S. Forest Service in February that will protect treaty resources.…
Lummi hatchery hard at work amidst second year of South Fork die-offs
For the second year in a row, chinook salmon are going belly up in the South Fork Nooksack River before…
Tribes on the forefront of preparing for climate change
Tribes in western Washington are on the front lines of climate change adaptation. The climate crisis threatens every aspect of…
Tribes Establishing Lowest Flows of Streams in Summer
The roar of winter flows in the North Olympic Peninsula’s Bear Creek were replaced with summer’s gurgling brook in August…
Upper Skagit Tribe Opens Brief Sockeye Fishery
UPPER SKAGIT TRIBE NEWS RELEASE The Upper Skagit Tribe conducted a four-hour Skagit River sockeye fishery on July 6. The…