Restoration of Olympia oysters gains traction
More than a decade of surveys, monitoring, and trial and error has taught the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Clallam County…
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Squaxin Island Tribe, partners team for Olympia oyster restoration
A partnership between the Squaxin Island Tribe and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has allowed one of the tribe’s first foods…
Oyster nursery puts youth science, math skills to use
High school students and Olympia oysters are benefiting from a partnership between the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, scientists and educators. Team…
Oyster project aims to restore access to ancestral food
In Triangle Cove, a small embayment tucked into Camano Island off Port Susan Bay, the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians is…
Giving Olympia oysters a hand in Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay’s expansive mudflats along the Olympic Peninsula have fostered the recovery of native Olympia oysters. The population has grown…
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…
Tribes, Shellfish Growers and Partners Support Olympia Oyster Restoration in Hood Canal
The Skokomish Tribe partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Pew Charitable Trusts this spring to participate in a national oyster restoration program, Supporting Oyster…
Tribe boosts Olympia oyster population in Sequim Bay
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is making Sequim Bay suitable habitat for Olympia oysters again. The tribe spread 2,500 bags of…
Port Gamble S’Klallam Program to Increase Shellfish Harvest for Tribal Members
The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe is investigating a variety of gear types for growing Pacific oysters, to ensure more harvest…