From the Dispatch: New logjams in the Mashel River Ð being built this summer by the Nisqually Indian Tribe Ð will provide habitat for fish and help protect property from damaging floods. The series of logjams will help protect riverside property which sustained damage during last winter’s 100-year flood, while also providing vital habitat to […]
The Seattle Times today reports on the culvert case ruling and the challenges of replacing fish-blocking culverts: More than 1,676 culverts from Neah Bay to Walla Walla block more than 2,377 miles of potential salmon habitat. And those are just the culverts owned by the state Department of Transportation. Pipes owned and maintained by other […]
The Kitsap Sun printed this story about the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s concerns about a proposed dock to be built within its home fishing waters. PORT GAMBLE – There’s a stalemate over a project in Port Gamble Bay. On one side of the North Kitsap waterway is Olympic Property Group, which sees a proposal for […]
