Efforts under way to remove derelict fishing gear from Nooksack River
Tribal natural resource staffers have removed lost and abandoned fishing gear from the Nooksack River. The Bellingham Herald: The Lummis…
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Nooksack tribal leader Harry Cooper passes away
Nooksack tribal leader and former Northwest Indian Fisheries Commissioner Harry B. Cooper Jr. passed away March 26. Cooper was born…
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…
We Have to be Salmon Tough
We need to be as tough as the salmon themselves if we’re going to see their recovery. South Fork Nooksack…
Tribes rescuing native South Fork Nooksack chinook
DEMING (Dec. 26, 2007) – Sixteen yearling salmon in an aquarium at the state’s Kendall Creek Hatchery could be the…
Commentary: Harvest shows sound wildlife co-management
The (Everett) Herald ran a guest commentary by Todd Wilbur, chairman of the Inter-Tribal Wildlife Committee: After years of state…
Bellingham Herald: Nooksack project would aid salmon
The Bellingham Herald ran a story over the weekend about the Nooksack Tribe’s planned habitat restoration in the south fork…
Nooksack Tribe awarded Salmon Recovery Fund grant for habitat restoration
DEMING (December 7, 2006) – The Nooksack Tribe has been awarded $617,500 from the state Salmon Recovery Funding Board for the construction of four engineered logjams in the lower South Fork Nooksack River, near the mouth of Todd Creek.
Nooksack Biologist Receives Prestigious Environmental Award
Ned Currence, a biologist with the Nooksack Tribe’s natural resources department, has been recognized for his environmental work with the…