Herald reports on EPA grants to tribes
The Daily Herald of Everett reported on the $2 million in grants awarded to tribes by the EPA, describing how the Stillaguamish and Tulalip tribes plan to use the money:…
EPA grants $2 million to tribes for Puget Sound projects
A number of news outlets reported on this week’s announcement of $2 million in EPA grants to tribes in support of the Puget Sound Partnership.
More than a century ago, Native American tribes watched settlers dam, dike and straighten the area’s streams and rivers.
Today the federal EPA gave those same tribes millions of dollars to undo some of those changes.
During a ceremony at a 140-acre site near the Upper Skagit Indian Reservation near Sedro-Woolley, the EPA handed over $2 million to 19 tribes to fund several restoration projects. The money will be used at that site to remove dikes and other obstacles from Hansen Creek, a major tributary of the Skagit River.
Tribes receive nearly $2 million for Puget Sound projects
The EPA today announced nearly $2 million in grants to 19 tribes for "on-the-ground" projects to protect and preserve water quality and salmon habitat in the Puget Sound region. The…