Intertidal

Lummi Nation accounts for all tideland species

Lummi inventory Delanae EstesThe Lummi Nation is surveying every species living in more than 7,000 acres of tidelands on the tribe’s reservation.

The Lummi Intertidal Baseline Inventory (LIBI), funded by the energy company BP, will be crucial in the event of a catastrophic oil spill from activities associated with four nearby oil refineries: BP and ConocoPhillips in Ferndale, and Tesoro and Shell at Anacortes.

“We want to know what’s living here now, so if there is a spill, we will know the extent of the damage,” said Merle Jefferson, Lummi Natural Resources director. “After the Exxon-Valdez spill, they had no pre-disaster data to compare it to.” (more…)

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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.

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