Suquamish Tribe’s Doe Kag Wats Healing a Decade Later
On a blustery and wet evening in December 2003, nearly 5,000 gallons of oil came ashore on the natural beachfront known as Doe Kag Wats to the Suquamish people. Now…
Video: Jamestown S’Klallam, landowner improve salmon habitat with bridge
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe worked with a local landowner in Sequim, WA to remove a 600-foot long roadway and two culverts and replace them with a bridge in Washington Harbor.…
Tulalip partners on estuary restoration nearing completion
Completion is in sight for the Qwuloolt project, one of the largest estuary restorations in the country.
Restoring tidal flow to the 400-acre estuary is a partnership among the Tulalip Tribes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Marysville, as well as other local, state and federal agencies. Planning for the $11 million project dates back 20 years and involves funding from multiple sources.
“Sometimes it takes a long time to get things done,” said Tulalip Tribes board member Glen Gobin. “None of this could have happened without everyone working together. Most of us will not see the benefits in our lifetime, but our children and grandchildren will see it.” (more…)
Native Vegetation Filling in Restored Skokomish Estuary
Kneeling in a thicket of vegetation in the Skokomish estuary, Shannon Kirby combs her hands through the tall green grasses in front of her, calling out codes that identify them…
Skokomish Tribe starting largest phase of estuary restoration
The latest phase of the Skokomish Estuary restoration effort is the largest to date: 600 acres of forested wetlands are going to be reconnected to 400 acres of Skokomish tidelands.…
Stillaguamish Tribe monitors fish use before and after dike removal
The Stillaguamish Tribe’s natural resources department is monitoring fish use of the Port Susan estuary before and after a 150-acre restoration project. The tribe was contracted by The Nature Conservancy,…
Skokomish Tribe studying stomach contents of juvenile salmon
The Skokomish Tribe is studying the diet of juvenile salmon that have taken up residence in the nearly 400-acres of newly restored Skokomish tidelands in southern Hood Canal. After gently…
Lummi restoration project receives more funding
The Bellingham Herald: An ongoing effort to improve salmon habitat in the lower Nooksack floodplain received another round of federal funding, the state Department of Ecology announced recently. Phase 3…
Tulalip estuary project moves forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given a final go-ahead to the Tulalip Tribes' project to remove dikes and tide gates to allow salt water from Possession Sound to…
Video: Lummi Youth Academy plants trees for Smuggler’s Slough restoration
The Lummi Youth Academy joined a Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association work party to plant trees along Smuggler's Slough as part of a Lummi Nation habitat project to restore fish passage…