Sequim Gazette: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe concerned about water supply for salmon

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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe natural resources director Scott Chitwood spoke with the Sequim Gazette recently about the tribe’s concern for water supply and salmon this summer following 2014-15’s mild winter and low snowpack in the Olympic Mountains. “We’re thinking about surface flows,” Scott Chitwood, natural resources director for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, said. “What influences groundwater influences surface […]

Not an Isolated Incident

Being Frank

OLYMPIA, WA (March 7, 2008) — So-called exempt wells could potentially run our rivers dry. Our rivers are connected to the ground waters and what affects one affects the other. Under state law, property owners can tap up to 5,000 gallons of groundwater every day and be exempted from getting a permit. There are no […]

Swinomish hope for biodiesel from sunflowers

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The Skagit Valley Herald has a story about the Skagit River System Cooperative’s study of saltwater intrusion on farms and the potential for growing crops that can be used in biodiesel production: First, it’s a long-term study of saltwater intrusion on the crops and ways farmers can avoid it without compromising fish habitat. Second, it’s […]

Tribal leader tries to drum up federal funding for water pipeline

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The (Everett) Herald has a story today about efforts to build a pipeline to pump 36 million gallons of water each day to the Tulalip Indian Reservation: Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson and Tulalip Tribes Chairman Mel Sheldon were among a group that traveled to the nation’s capital recently in an effort to win financial support […]

Step Forward for Puget Sound

Being Frank

OLYMPIA, WA (January 26, 2006) — Today we know it as Puget Sound. For thousands of years, my ancestors have known it as the Wulge, or the Salish Sea. Whatever you call it, this magnificent estuary that connects us with the great ocean beyond is critical to your survival. It doesn’t matter whether you fish […]