Chief Leschi hatchery provides hands-on lessons
This spring, students at the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ Chief Leschi Schools pulled on boots and trekked with buckets to…
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Tribes’ spring ceremonies honor, protect Northwest salmon
Each year, many tribes in the Northwest host salmon ceremonies as a way of communing with the fish populations that…
Puyallup Tribe rebuilds acclimation ponds to keep salmon safe
As 100,000 silvery coho yearlings were delivered this month to the newly rebuilt Cowskull acclimation pond in a blast of…
Students team with Puyallup Tribe to raise, release salmon
A partnership between the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and two nearby schools continued this year, inspiring students to learn more…
Test fishery data to protect stocks — now and in the future
Two years ago, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe embarked on an effort to learn more about the impact sport fisheries have…
Puyallup Tribe teams with schools to raise, release chinook
The Puyallup Tribe donated chinook salmon so students at Chief Leschi Schools and Science and Math Institute could learn more about spawning, caring for and releasing them. The tribe hopes to gain scientific knowledge from the partnership, as well as offering education to local students.
Puyallup Tribe’s new hatchery reaches production goal
PUYALLUP (November 6, 2008) – The Puyallup Tribe’s Clark Creek salmon hatchery has reached its goal of collecting 1.1 million…
Floods and Lack of Habitat Hurt Chinook, Good Weather Boosts Pinks
Fewer juvenile wild chinook migrated from the Puyallup River in 2007, likely because winter floods in the winter of 2006 washed away chinook redds – or nests – before the fish had a chance to emerge from the gravel. But, because of good weather this past winter, a record number of pink salmon are leaving the watershed.
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians counts outgoing salmon with a smolt trap in the lower Puyallup River, enabling them to estimate the productivity of the entire watershed. A smolt trap is a safe and effective way to capture and count juvenile salmon. Smolt refers to the term “smoltification,” a physiological process juvenile salmon undergo that allows them to migrate from fresh to salt water.
According to recently analyzed data, fewer than 10,000 wild chinook migrated from the Puyallup watershed last year, down from a peak of 60,000 fish in 2005. On the other hand, over 100,000 pink salmon have left the system so far this year.
Puyallup Tribe Building New Acclimation Pond
GREENWATER (September 19, 2007) – The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is building a new acclimation pond for juvenile chinook in…