Tribes build beaver deceiver to reduce flooding on Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie forest road
To a beaver, a culvert providing fish passage under a forest road looks like a hole in a dam in...
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Tribes awarded grant to keep nuisance elk off private property
North Sound treaty tribes are continuing to help landowners keep problem elk off their property...
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Tribes consult homeowners on Skagit River floodplain restoration
A major salmon habitat restoration project is planned for the Barnaby Reach of the Skagit River,...
Read MoreSauk-Suiattle Tribe Tests Remote Site Incubator to Enhance Chum Run
Sauk-Suiattle elders still talk about the old days harvesting chum salmon from Lyle Creek. With...
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Sauk-Suiattle Reservation at Risk from Climate Change
The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Reservation, including residential housing and tribal administrative...
Read MoreMonitoring shows Skagit delta restoration benefits chinook more than expected
A five-year monitoring effort has shown that the Fisher Slough restoration project has benefited juvenile chinook even more than predicted in the Skagit River Salmon Recovery Plan. The Nature Conservancy led the project to...
Read MoreTribes study chinook use of small coastal streams
The Tulalip Tribes and Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) recently completed a six-year study of juvenile chinook salmon use of small coastal streams in the Whidbey basin. “Small coastal streams are often overlooked as...
Read MoreSauk-Suiattle amphibian survey reports online
Reports from the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe’s amphibian surveys are available on the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound website. The surveys began in 2007 with support from the Environmental Protection Agency, and are conducted weekly...
Read MoreSauk-Suiattle Tribe battles invasive knotweed
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is determined to eradicate invasive knotweed in its watershed. Knotweed is such a fast-growing invasive species, and some infestations so extensive that all natural resources managers can do is control...
Read MoreSauk-Suiattle Tribe plans for climate change
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is studying how climate change will affect members of the tribe and the natural resources that sustain them. “The tribe values a healthy river as equal to a healthy and vibrant human community,” said...
Read MoreSauk-Suiattle Tribe looks at effects of sediment on spawning habitat
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is working with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to study sediment on the Sauk, Suiattle and White Chuck rivers. Sediment is a concern in this watershed because the rivers pass through a network of...
Read MoreWWU works with Sauk-Suiattle on mountain goat study
From the Bellingham Herald: (Western Washington University environmental science professor David) Wallin is among a group of researchers studying the regional decline of mountain goats. It’s a collaboration kick-started by...
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