Work resumes on Wiley Slough project in Skagit River delta
Crews have begun the next phase of construction on the Wiley Slough restoration project, which will return tidal flow to…
Tag: Department Of Fish And Wildlife
Trust Is The Key To Better Fisheries Management
Cooperative natural resources co-management at its best was displayed during this year’s North of Falcon process for setting Indian and…
Future of Voights Creek unclear in state budget
From Joe Turner at the News Tribune: Reader points out to me that the no fish hatcheries will close is…
Treaty Tribes, State Develop Salmon Seasons That Protect Weak Wild Stocks
OLYMPIA – State and tribal salmon co-managers have crafted a conservation-based package of fisheries for 2009 that will protect weak…
Cooperation Shows the Way
For years, Skagit County has been a battleground between fishermen and farmers. After a recent court victory the Swinomish Tribe…
Puyallup Tribe’s new tracking method points to smaller elk herd size
PACKWOOD – The South Rainier elk herd is smaller than previously thought, according to a new population model developed by…
Tribal representatives talk fisheries management to state senate
Russ Svec, fisheries manager for the Makah Tribe, and Craig Bowhay of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission were part of…
Makah Tribe Helps Track and Capture Fisher Needing New Radio Collar
NEAH BAY — The 18 fishers reintroduced into Olympic National Park (ONP) earlier this year by wildlife biologists were expected…
Coho tagging to update population estimate in Stillaguamish River
Beginning in mid-September, tribal field crews will be capturing coho salmon with beach seines and hoop nets throughout the mainstem Stillaguamish River. Anglers should not be surprised if they see a field crew seining, or a net secured to the shoreline.