Bringing Focus
It was a meeting long overdue. Representatives of the 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington sat down for the first time in a public meeting with the entire Washington…
Snohomish County urban flooding likely hurt salmon
The (Everett) Herald reports:
Struggling salmon populations in south Snohomish County took a beating last week when normally tranquil streams such as North Creek and Little Bear Creek filled to overflowing, biologists said.
NWIFC, Fish and Wildlife Commission on TVW
Here are the videos of the recent NWIFC/State Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, provided by TVW.
Segment A:
State-tribal project marks century of saving salmon
The Seattle Times and the Marysville Globe reported on 100 years of hatchery cooperation.
The Seattle Times:
The Tulalip Tribes continued a century-old tradition last week of partnering with state hatcheries for the increased production of Puget Sound salmon.
Since 1907, tribal members have traveled to the Wallace River Hatchery near Gold Bar, working with employees of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to improve chinook- and coho-salmon numbers in the Snohomish River system.
NWIFC, Fish and Wildlife commission meet
Representatives of the 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington and the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met Nov. 18 in an historic meeting to discuss natural resource co-management. It…
Biologists use high-tech equipment to spy on Skagit River chum
Tribes are working with Seattle City Light to study Skagit River chum. The P-I reports:
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — On the Skagit River, biologists netted a 3-foot chum salmon with stripes the color of a bad bruise and vampire teeth just beginning to show.
The fish will be dead within a month. But during the next few weeks, they’ll learn more than they have in the past 30 years about how this wild fish behaves.
Kitsap nearshores closely observed
The Kitsap Sun published a story about the Kitsap Nearshore Assessment Team. The team is collecting data about the quality of fish and wildlife habitat on the eastern shores of…
SVH Editorial: Limited permits for hunting bull elk are equitable
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) editorialized in favor of the plan to hunt 30 bulls in the Nooksack elk herd:
In the ever-narrowing space between human and animal habitat, the resurgence of the Nooksack elk herd is good news, but not without complications.
SVH: Plans for Nooksack Herd Unveiled
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) covered a Fish and Wildlife meeting last week in Mount Vernon:
State and tribal wildlife managers have tentatively agreed on a limited elk hunt of the Nooksack herd for the upcoming fall — the first hunt in at least a decade.
SVH: Wiley Slough’s return to nature delayed
Plans to restore Wiley Slough have been stymied by hunters’ concerns about losing a popular recreation site.
The Skagit Valley Herald (full story is available online):
CONWAY — Pressure from hunters has put the brakes on a plan to restore the Wiley Slough wildlife area to a salmon-friendly estuary. Now the state must go back to the bargaining table and find a way to please both outdoor recreation enthusiasts and salmon supporters.