Upper Skagit Tribe buys waterfront property in La Conner
The Skagit Valley Herald: The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe recently purchased 6 acres on the La Conner waterfront, including a…
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Tribes receive recovery funding from NOAA for restoration projects
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently awarded $16.4 million from its American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 funding…
Upper Skagit Tribe teaches children tribal ties to nature
The Skagit Valley Herald covered the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s annual Kids’ Fishing Derby: Wriggling and splashing, a rainbow trout…
Tribes receive nearly $2 million for Puget Sound projects
The EPA today announced nearly $2 million in grants to 19 tribes for “on-the-ground” projects to protect and preserve water…
Upper Skagit Tribe replaces hatchery roof
SEDRO-WOOLLEY (Dec. 1, 2008) – The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe built a new roof for its hatchery, to protect fish…
Meat salvage returns traditional food to tribal tables
SKAGIT COUNTY (Feb. 8, 2008) – Many North Sound tribes traditionally relied on elk meat for sustenance. But these days…
Skagit County receives millions
The Skagit Valley Herald (story not available online) reported last week on the SRF Board funding in Skagit County, which…
Mystery of discarded salmon solved
KING 5 reported tonight on the Upper Skagit Tribe’s efforts to find out how hundreds of dead coho salmon wound…
Biologists use high-tech equipment to spy on Skagit River chum
Tribes are working with Seattle City Light to study Skagit River chum. The P-I reports: SEDRO-WOOLLEY — On the Skagit…