The Peninsula Daily News published a story about coastal tribes’ Dungeness crab hauls:
Despite spotty soft shell crab conditions early in the season, coastal tribal crab fishermen are cautiously optimistic after landing 1.7 million pounds of crab prior to the Dec. 2 storm.
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) reports that the county commissioners do not plan to put a tax increase to pay for streamside buffers on the August ballot:
Skagit County’s plan to pay farmers for streamside buffers is unlikely to go to the voters in August, Skagit County commissioners said Friday.
A voter-approved tax increase had been a key component of the Salmon Heritage Program when it was unveiled last month. But after Tuesday’s apparent failure of four local school district bonds, the commissioners now say they don’t believe voters would support the measure.
The Stillaguamish and Tulalip tribes joined state and federal groups in requesting more money to pay for the repair and maintenance of deteriorating Forest Service roads that are degrading water…
Bellingham Herald: The Lummi Indian tribe received a $66,000 grant to design a restoration project on a Nooksack River estuary. The project is one of nine throughout Puget Sound to…