Reviving Salmon Runs Through Tribal Hatchery Leadership
Lummi Nation has shown that hatcheries informed by Indigenous knowledge and the latest science can help prevent salmon from extinction.…
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Seining program connects students with salmon, tribes
As a group of Bellingham fourth-graders gathered at the city’s Boulevard Park during lunchtime one sunny day in May, they…
Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet
Lummi Nation’s tribal fishing fleet is set to receive a new pier and docking equipment to support treaty fishing operations…
Whatcom Creek fish provide opportunity for tribal families
Members of the Nooksack Indian Tribe fished for hatchery chinook salmon returning to Whatcom Creek this fall. From Bellingham’s Holly…
Tribes collaborate to test invasive crab trapping method
Lummi Nation Aquatic Invasive Species Division staff deployed a series of innovative “crab slab” traps around the Lummi Sea Pond…
Tribes’ spring ceremonies honor, protect Northwest salmon
Each year, many tribes in the Northwest host salmon ceremonies as a way of communing with the fish populations that…
Tribes discuss salmon, Fish Wars with university students
Nancy Shippentower of the Puyallup Tribe remembers the years leading up to the landmark Boldt decision in U.S. v. Washington…
Whatcom Creek chinook program feeds tribes, ecosystem
In highly trafficked areas around lower Whatcom Creek, where it winds through the city of Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park and…
Indigenous scientists exchange knowledge at local workshop
Understanding water quality and fish health data is critical to protecting and managing treaty resources such as salmon. A group…