The Skokomish Tribe is upgrading its water quality lab to a state-of-the-art facility. The tribe recently purchased high-end water quality lab equipment from the Shoalwater Bay Tribe to conduct more sophisticated work, such as looking for cancer-causing compounds. “It’s a major deal for Hood Canal,” said Ron Figlar Barnes, the Skokomish Tribe’s EPA coordinator. “It’s […]
The Stillaguamish Tribe is testing ways to use mushroom spawn to improve water quality in agricultural areas. The process, called mycoremediation, allows contaminated water to filter through the fungus’ fibrous roots, which helps reduce fecal contaminants. “Mycoremediation could help improve surface water management on farms by getting rid of fecal coliform without having to excavate […]
SHELTON – People living along Oakland Bay don’t think they have anything to do with a significant increase in pollution in the bay, according to a survey by the Sa-Heh-Wa-mish Stewardship Initiative and the Squaxin Island Tribe. “We have direct evidence that the human population around the bay contributes to water pollution, but it’s hard […]
A new biogas plant on Tulalip tribal property is creating more than energy; it’s also generating revenue for future salmon restoration projects.
King 5: One of the nation’s richest shell fish bays is in trouble. Oakland Bay near Shelton produces 60 percent of the entire nation’s Manila clams. But the water quality in parts of the bay barely passes state health standards because of the levels of fecal coliform, a form of bacteria found in human and […]
SEQUIM (September 11, 2003) – All of Dungeness Bay will be closed to shellfish harvesting this upcoming winter, eliminating oyster and clam gathering opportunities for Indian and non-Indian harvesters. The Washington Department of Health officially closed the bay to tribal and non-tribal shellfish harvests from November through January, when water quality fails state and federal […]
