The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe recently learned that Sequim Bay is filled with more eelgrass than previously thought, and that’s good for the bay’s summer chum salmon, an ESA-listed species. “It’s a good sign to see that eelgrass was found nearly all the way around the bay,” said Lohna O’Rourke, the tribe’s environmental biologist. “This provides […]
Federal and private dikes built along the lower Dungeness River in 1964 and 1983 have caused ever-increasing harm to salmon. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dike and a private dike built on each side of the Dungeness River have protected the homes and property behind them for decades. Now, the dikes are leading to […]
While securely nestled within gravel beds, salmon eggs need proper levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) to survive. As part of monitoring the restored Jimmycomelately Creek, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is testing the DO levels within the streambed’s gravel, where salmon make their egg nests, also called redds. The tribe is taking water samples from 21 […]
Snorkeling the Dungeness River at night recently gave Byron Rot a new appreciation for the fish he works hard to protect. “The river is fast, steep and strong. It’s a hard river to crawl up while snorkeling and surveying, much less swim, especially if you’re a tiny juvenile salmon,” said the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s habitat […]
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has been preparing a one-mile section of a dike within the lower Dungeness River for a major setback, preparing to open up the historic floodplains to water and salmon once again. ‘We’ve planted 58 acres of former pastureland outside the dikes with 16,000 native plants, which helps create good salmon habitat,’ […]
The name “Sequim” apparently doesn’t mean “quiet waters” as so generally believed throughout the region, but meaning “a place for going to shoot.” This is according to Timothy Montler, a specialist in dying languages at University of North Texas and has been working with the Klallam tribes to study the Klallam language for nearly 20 […]
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are working together to boost pink salmon populations in the Dungeness River watershed near Sequim. The supplementation program is now in its second year. “The late run of Dungeness pink salmon limits its use the river to the very lower reaches and […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced that more than $1.3 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants will be awarded to tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington for projects to benefit fish and wildlife and their habitats. In western Washington, five tribes are recipients of this award: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe – $57,312 for restoration of […]
The Sequim Gazette reported on the efforts by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Dungeness River Audubon Center to assess and repair recent damage to a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail. This section of trail is on land owned by the tribe and is accessed through Railroad Bridge Park, which is jointly managed by the […]
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is on the hunt for harmful algal blooms in Sequim Bay this summer so that they can get a better picture of how the explosions of micro organisms affect the bay. “We’re looking at the effects of these blooms on such factors as water quality and toxins in shellfish,” said Chris […]
