The Olympian: Tribe uses Alder Lake debris for salmon restoration
From the Olympian this morning, an article about using trees from behind Alder Lake dam to restore a stretch of salmon habitat: Logs and other woody debris delivered during winter…
Puyallup Tribe urges state to save Voights Creek hatchery
From the Seattle Times:
Buried deep within the 298 pages of the proposed Senate operating budget for 2009-11 is the possible closure of the Voights Creek Hatchery on the Puyallup River watershed.
The long-standing hatchery in Orting, which has been producing salmon since 1917, pumps out a massive 780,000 yearling coho and 1.6 million hatchery-marked chinook annually.
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Adventures in Coho Stream Surveying
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Jon Oleyar likens his stream surveying to the television show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” But rather than seeking evidence to solve a crime, the Suquamish Tribe fisheries biologist hikes Kitsap County’s streams for evidence of spawned-out salmon carcasses – particularly for coho.
“I feel like I’m part of a CSI team – Coho Stream Investigator,” he said. “Just finding them is the hard part. You have to think like a fish or a predator – ‘Where would I go to spawn?’ or ‘Where would I go to eat this fish?'” (more…)
Shellfish Treaty Rights FAQ
Why do tribal members get to come onto private property and harvest shellfish? Washington state is one of the few states in the nation where tidelands are privately owned. Most…
Fish Health Program
Fish Health DownloadsNWIFC member tribes created the tribal fish health program in 1988 to meet the growing fish health needs of their salmon enhancement and supplementation programs. Today the fish…
Billy Frank Jr. in the PI: Hands off the roadless areas
Billy Frank Jr, chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, wrote a piece about the importance of roadless areas in the Seattle PI:
There seems to be an excess of optimism around these days. People feel like we’ve turned a page, that things we considered not possible are now possible.
One of the previously hopeless fights I hope ends soon is the long legal battle over the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has the potential to protect more than two million acres of pristine forests in Washington.
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Public Health
Ensuring that tribal product is as safe as possible to eat is a high priority with the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. Bivalves Bivalve species such as clams, oysters,…
Harmful Algal Bloom Public Session: Internet Participation Possible
Harmful Algal Bloom Summit Concludes with Public Session Feb. 12 5-7 p.m. Flier below with contact information to participate.
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