Helicopter assists Tulalip Tribes’ wetland restoration
Near the town of Gold Bar, several creeks drain from quiet surroundings into the Wallace River, which meets the Skykomish…
Tag: Habitat restoration
New salmon habitat for the lower Skokomish River
For the thousands of chinook salmon that return to the Skokomish River every year, the new habitat at River Mile…
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…
Culvert inventory a new approach to widespread fish passage challenges
Beneath the network of roads that allow people to move across the landscape, fish access to habitat is often disrupted…
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…
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.…
Assessing culverts for salmon restoration potential
Suquamish Tribe biologists have been bushwhacking throughout east Kitsap County looking for problematic culverts on salmon-bearing streams. Since September 2022,…
New salmon habitat for Indian Creek
Indian Creek, the Elwha River’s biggest salmon-producing tributary, has become even more of a juggernaut since the Lower Elwha Klallam…