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Tag: State of Our Watersheds

State of Our Watersheds: Forage Fish Habitat Threatened in the Strait, Bays

State of Our Watersheds: Forage Fish Habitat Threatened in the Strait, Bays

January 25, 2017June 5, 2017

Forage fish populations could be at risk because of modified and armored shorelines, according to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s report in…

State of Our Watersheds: Shoreline Armoring Diminishes Nearshore Fish Habitat

State of Our Watersheds: Shoreline Armoring Diminishes Nearshore Fish Habitat

December 14, 2016April 24, 2017

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has been keeping a close eye on shoreline armoring in the Port Angeles area, as…

State of Our Watersheds: Depressed Herring Populations

State of Our Watersheds: Depressed Herring Populations

October 19, 2016April 24, 2017

Port Gamble Bay once was home to one of the largest herring populations in Puget Sound, a forage fish that…

State of Our Watersheds: Culverts Blocking Fish Access in Kitsap

State of Our Watersheds: Culverts Blocking Fish Access in Kitsap

October 12, 2016April 24, 2017

Culverts mess up fish habitat. And Kitsap County is filled with them. In fact, there are enough culverts to partially…

Treaty Tribes release the State of Our Watersheds Report

Treaty Tribes release the State of Our Watersheds Report

September 21, 2012November 17, 2020

Find the current 2020 State of Our Watersheds report at https://nwifc.org/publications/state-of-our-watersheds/ Ongoing damage and destruction of salmon habitat is resulting…

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