Sauk-Suiattle Tribe surveys amphibians to monitor wetland health
DARRINGTON – In the springtime, frogs and salamanders busily lay eggs in a 5-acre wetland behind tribal members’ homes on…
Tag: Water Quality
The Herald: Testing for drugs in the Stillaguamish River
The Stillaguamish Tribe is working with the city of Arlington and the USGS to look at the levels of pharmaceuticals…
AP: Tribes combine science, canoes for water quality
The Associated Press had the following story about the Tribal Canoe Journey: TSAWWASSEN, British Columbia — Pushing off one morning…
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…
Tribes concerned about cruise ship waste dumped in regional waters
Thousands of people come through Seattle on cruise ships bound for Alaska via the Strait of Juan de Fuca and…
Tribes combine tradition with science
MOUNT VERNON (March 20, 2008) – During this summer’s annual Canoe Journey, Northwest tribes plan to blend modern science with…
Coast Salish leaders commit to environmental action
Indian Country Today reports on the Coast Salish Gathering: TULALIP, Wash. – ”Enough talk, it’s time for action.” Billy Frank…
Science is hitching a ride on tribal canoe journey
The (Everett) Herald reported on plans for tribal canoes to measure water quality throughout the region during the Canoe Journey…
First tribe in US to receive EPA certification for watershed plan
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is the first tribe in the nation to receive…