Tribal youth learn how to be wildlife biologists
While Lower Elwha Klallam tribal youth live in an ecologically robust watershed, some of them are hesitant to explore the…
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Skokomish Tribe faces elk herd challenges
Elk mortality and failing radio collars have challenged the Skokomish Tribe’s efforts to track elk in the Olympic Peninsula. “We…
Study examines potential seal predation of Stillaguamish salmon
As salmon runs returning to rivers across Washington have dwindled, seals and other pinnipeds that may prey on them have…
Testing imitation beaver dams as climate mitigation strategy
As the Stillaguamish River and its network of tributary and side channel streams braid their way across the landscape, they…
A salmon-focused look at the American Dipper
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe wants to better understand how American dippers, North America’s only aquatic songbird, respond to the…
Being Frank: Tribes Need to Be at the Table to Conserve Wildlife
Being Frank is a column written by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from…
Nisqually donation offers tasty treat – and learning opportunity
Cheveyo, a bald eagle who lost one of her wings to a gunshot, approached a chunk of chinook cautiously, then…
Peninsula Tribes Develop Collaborative Approach to Wildlife Monitoring
Treaty tribes on the Olympic Peninsula will be placing more than 300 trail cameras on the peninsula to keep an…
Tribes Track Duckabush River Elk Herd with Collars and DNA
The entire Duckabush elk herd is sitting about 100 yards away from Charin Godbolt, who is keeping her eye on…