Puyallup Tribe eyes Boise Creek restoration
Puyallup Tribal News looks at the tribe’s plans for Boise Creek: One of the most critical spawning areas for salmon…
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Puyallup Tribal News: Elders to fish first
A special fishing season for tribal elders takes place next month. From June 10 to June 13, the river will be open for elders to fish for ceremonial and subsistence use from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
Chris Phinney, harvest management biologist for the Puyallup Tribe’s Fisheries/Hatchery Department, explained the rules in place. This special fishing season is open only to Puyallup Tribal members aged 50 and older. There will be no helpers allowed and no exceptions to the rules, he said. “They have to be tribal elders to be on the river.”
Puyallup Tribe supplies chinook for school kids and creek
From the Federal Way Mirror: The salmon population in the Hylebos Creek is growing thanks to the work of students…
Puyallup Herald on Clarks Creek hatchery
The Puyallup Herald ran a pretty good story on the Clarks Creek hatchery: That’s where fish hatcheries like Clark’s Creek…
Pink salmon in Clarks Creek near Puyallup
I was up at the Puyallup Tribe’s Clarks Creek hatchery near Puyallup this morning. They are in the middle of…
TNT: Backup of salmon highlights river management dispute
From the Tacoma News Tribune: The presence of huge numbers of pinks has renewed a protracted dispute among the agencies…
North Kitsap Herald: Grover’s Creek set to release chinook
The North Kitsap Herald writes about the tagging and clipping efforts by the Suquamish Tribe as they prepare to release…
Seattle Times: Puyallup Tribe aids hatchery chinook
From the Seattle Times: The Puyallup Tribe is working on some innovative ways to boost fisheries on hatchery chinook destined…
KOMO 4: Puyallup Tribe tracks bull trout
KOMO 4: Fish biologists armed with radio antennae were out tracking trout on Friday. They are on the White River…