The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is starting to see the effects of this year’s predicted low water flow in the Dungeness River Valley much sooner than anticipated. Tribal natural resources staff discovered this week that the mouth of Siebert Creek had been cut off by a sandbar – a typical problem with the creek during a […]
KING 5 sat down this week with Kim Sager-Fradkin, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s wildlife biologist, to discuss the latest wildlife project that is part of the restoration of the Elwha River. (more…)
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 potential salmon habitat because many flow seasonally and do not provide spawning habitat,” said Todd Zackey, the marine and nearshore program […]
Shannon Miller and John Hagan keep a close eye on the phases of the moon so they can determine the best time of the month to collect samples of pinhead-sized translucent forage fish eggs. “We found that the moon phases may be a potential spawning cue,” Miller said. “There are more eggs around the new […]
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe worked with a local landowner in Sequim, WA to remove a 600-foot long roadway and two culverts and replace them with a bridge in Washington Harbor. The roadway and culverts were blocking tidal flow from flooding 37 acres of an estuary that was prime habitat for salmon. The results of the […]
The Hood Canal Coordinating Council held a summer chum symposium recently, with biologists reporting on the state of the salmon’s population in Hood Canal. Things are looking up for the salmon that is listed as “threatened” on the federal Endangered Species List. From the Kitsap Sun: “We are looking a whole lot better than 14 […]
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 the spread. The plants can grow 15 feet tall and crowd out native vegetation needed for quality fish and wildlife habitat. “During […]
The Stillaguamish Tribe is testing ways to use mushroom spawn to improve water quality in agricultural areas. The process, called mycoremediation, allows contaminated water to filter through the fungus’ fibrous roots, which helps reduce fecal contaminants. “Mycoremediation could help improve surface water management on farms by getting rid of fecal coliform without having to excavate […]
The Daily Herald has a story about the Stillaguamish Tribe’s nursery: Operated by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Banksavers evolved from educational and social efforts to engage tribal members in learning about native plants and their traditional uses. Then it became a program in which the tribe grew native plants for its own salmon habitat […]
EarthFix, through Seattle public radio station KUOW, reported on the latest changes in the Elwha River, including observing juvenile salmon emerging from egg nests in the river’s upper watershed. Two Lower Elwha Klallam natural resources technicians, Virgil Bennett and Gabe Youngman, are featured, who check the fish traps and keep track of the smolts in […]
