How much thirstier are young trees versus mature forest?
Through winter morning mist, thick fern underbrush and spongy ground, Nooksack Indian Tribe water resources program staffers Chris Trinies and…
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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…
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…
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.…
Restoring logjams for threatened Nooksack salmon
Along the North Fork Nooksack River, gravel shores are left wanting—particularly while they bake in the sun during the summer…
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…
Work party Saturday to restore habitat on South Fork Nooksack
A property identified by the Nooksack Tribe as a priority for wetland restoration has been acquired by the Whatcom Land…
Chinook spawn in side channel restored by Nooksack Tribe
The Nooksack Tribe’s successful efforts to restore salmon habitat on the North Fork Nooksack River were covered by the Bellingham…
Nooksack Tribe revisits traditional dip net fishing
Nooksack cultural resources director George Swanaset Jr. recently made a dip net to demonstrate the traditional fishing method to young adults in the tribe’s YouthBuild program