Trees floating behind dam contribute to salmon recovery
ALDER – Over 100 trees that have fallen into the reservoir behind Alder Dam will be put to use constructing…
Tag: Puget Sound Salmon
The Olympian: Tribe uses Alder Lake debris for salmon restoration
From the Olympian this morning, an article about using trees from behind Alder Lake dam to restore a stretch of…
Swinomish Tribe Wins Historic Case Against Dike District
A Federal District court judge in Seattle has ruled in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in a case involving a diking and drainage district’s failure to comply with the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act when replacing tidegates in its jurisdiction.
State-tribal project marks century of saving salmon
The Seattle Times and the Marysville Globe reported on 100 years of hatchery cooperation. The Seattle Times: The Tulalip Tribes…
New Hatchery Tagging Trailer Helps Salmon
OLYMPIA (May 2, 2005) – A new automatic clipping and tagging trailer is assisting treaty tribes in western Washington in…
All Habitat Is Critical
January 3, 2004 Habitat is the key to wild salmon recovery in western Washington. That’s why the treaty tribes who…
Nisqually Tribe Restores Yelm Creek Salmon Habitat
Almost ten years after a flood ravaged salmon habitat on Yelm Creek the Nisqually Tribe and the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group are repairing some of the damage.
“This entire area was underwater in 1996,” said Teresa Moon, project manager for the SPSSEG. “The flood changed a lot across the watershed, for good and for bad.” The tribe and the enhancement group are digging out a pond that was filled with sediment during the flood and opening salmon access to the upper creek by modifying a fish-blocking logjam in a steep canyon.
Boldt Brought Management To State
March 31, 2004 This year marks the 30th anniversary of a court decision that forever changed natural resource management in…
Nisqually Tribe, Enhancement Group Explore Off-Channel Habitat
NISQUALLY (June 20, 2003) — A river is more than just a line on a map; every side channel, slough…