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The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a natural resources management support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Headquartered in Olympia, the NWIFC employs approximately 80 people with satellite offices in Burlington and Forks.

NWIFC member tribes are: Lummi, Nooksack, Swinomish, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Tulalip, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Skokomish, Suquamish, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam, Makah, Quileute, Quinault, and Hoh.

The NWIFC was created following the 1974 U.S. v. Washington ruling (Boldt Decision) reaffirming the tribes’ treaty-reserved fishing rights. The ruling recognized them as natural resources co-managers with the State of Washington with an equal share of the harvestable number of salmon returning annually.

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  • Senior Restoration Ecologist – Skagit River System Cooperative

    February 3, 2025

    Skagit River System Cooperative is hiring for the position of Senior Restoration Ecologist TITLE: Senior Restoration Ecologist REPORTING TO: Habitat Restoration Director GENERAL: The Senior Restoration Ecologist will work on a team with other technical specialists to manage salmon habitat restoration planning, design, and construction projects that advance tribal objectives for salmon recovery. Projects occur […]

  • Hydrologist – Nooksack Tribe

    January 27, 2025

    Nooksack Tribe is hiring for the position of Hydrologist We have an exciting opportunity to work on water quantity and quality in Whatcom County. Nooksack Indian Tribe’s Natural Resources Department is currently hiring for a Hydrologist to work in as part of the Water Resources program. Duties include a mix of field and office work […]

  • Quantitative Fisheries Biologist – Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

    January 8, 2025

    The Quantitative Fisheries Biologist is a full-time, 40 hours per week, position reporting directly to the Fisheries Manager. The Quantitative Fisheries Biologist will work for the Tribe as the lead biometrician as well as work directly with the Shellfish Harvest Management Biologist to advise tribal fisheries policy by conveying technical fisheries information to decision-making authorities […]