A property identified by the Nooksack Tribe as a priority for wetland restoration has been acquired by the Whatcom Land Trust. The land trust and Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association are…
The Nooksack Tribe’s successful efforts to restore salmon habitat on the North Fork Nooksack River were covered by the Bellingham Herald:
Chinook salmon are already taking advantage of a new stretch of spawning channel on the north fork of the Nooksack River that was improved in the past year through a project overseen by the Nooksack Indian Tribe. (more…)
Nooksack cultural resources director George Swanaset Jr. recently made a dip net to demonstrate the traditional fishing method to young adults in the tribe's YouthBuild program
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Bellingham Herald: With only 210 adult chinook salmon returning to the north and middle forks, and 120 returning to the south fork to spawn in 2005, fish managers are grappling…
OLYMPIA (January 24, 2005) – The treaty Indian tribes in western Washington, in cooperation with the state of Washington, have produced the most comprehensive report to date on the status of salmon habitat in the region. “State of Our Watersheds” compiles decades of data collected by tribes, and state and federal agencies, painting a picture of watersheds across western Washington.
“Tribes have always lived on watersheds, along the rivers,” said Billy Frank Jr., chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. “We have always had a watershed perspective, and this report tells the story of salmon habitat from our perspective.”
OLYMPIA (Feb. 7, 2003) — Alan Soicher, a Van Zandt resident with over 10 years of experience in natural resources management, has been appointed by Governor Gary Locke to the Washington State Forest Practices Board.
“It is a great honor to serve on the Forest Practices Board,” said Soicher. “The forests of Washington State are a tremendous natural resource. I look forward to working with the Forest Practices Board to find the right balance for our forested watersheds.”