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Kitsap Sun: Kittyhawk Drive culvert finally removed for fish

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:August 28, 2014
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

The Kitsap Sun (subscription required) reported on the removal of a partial fish-blocking culvert on Chico Creek, under Kittyhawk Drive. Under the direction of the Suquamish Tribe, the 50-year old culvert is…

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Kitsap Sun: Suquamish Tribe discusses this fall’s returning salmon

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:November 2, 2011
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

In an article discussing the annual return of killer whales to Puget Sound, the Kitsap Sun also talked with the Suquamish Tribe about salmon returning to the Kitsap Peninsula, and…

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Suquamish Tribe turns attention to juvenile coho salmon in Chico watershed

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:June 29, 2011
  • Post category:News

After a decade estimating adult coho salmon runs in the Chico Creek watershed, the Suquamish Tribe is now turning its attention to the coho offspring. A new monitoring effort is…

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Suquamish Tribe purchases tidelands near Chico Creek

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:December 4, 2010
  • Post category:News

The Suquamish Tribe recently acquired 157 acres of culturally important tidelands on Dyes Inlet. A traditional shellfish harvesting area, the swath of land is also the site of old wintering…

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Kitsap Sun: Chico Creek’s Chum Salmon Move in Early

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:October 26, 2010
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

The Kitsap Sun reported on this year's earlier -than-usual return of chum salmon to Kitsap County's Chico Creek,  the most productive salmon stream in the county. From the story: "Chum…

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Kitsap Sun: Rain Helping Coho and Chum Move Upstream

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:November 16, 2009
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

The Kitsap Sun spoke with the Suquamish Tribe's fisheries biologist Jon Oleyar about the salmon returning to Chico Creek in Central Kitsap this fall: "The timing of these rains is…

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Suquamish helps with culvert removal project

  • Post author:Tiffany Royal
  • Post published:December 13, 2007
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

The Kitsap Sun printed a story about Kitsap County purchasing waterfront property that includes Chico Creek, which is home to the county's largest salmon run. The county plans to remove…

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Kitsap Sun: Suquamish Netting Few Salmon

  • Post author:Bryan Bougher
  • Post published:November 22, 2005
  • Post category:NWIFC Blog

From today's Kitsap Sun: Salmon managers allowed Suquamish Tribe fishers to set their nets in Chico Bay on Monday, but their low catch suggests that relatively few chum salmon remain…

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