WDFW released the following press release about the Wiley Slough restoration project, in partnership with the Skagit River System Cooperative, the natural resources management arm of the Swinomish and Sauk-Suiattle tribes: OLYMPIA – Beginning July 15, the 175-acre Headquarters Unit of the Skagit Wildlife Area will be closed to public access as crews resume work […]
LA CONNER— Nearly every day in the spring through early fall, somewhere in the Skagit basin and San Juan Islands, a crew from the Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) is sampling fish populations. Rain or shine, in smooth waters or blustery wind, the crew pulls beach seines and sets fyke traps to count and measure […]
ALDER – Over 100 trees that have fallen into the reservoir behind Alder Dam will be put to use constructing engineered logjams to create salmon habitat on Ohop Creek. “Trees that wash into the lake from the river and get stuck behind the dam need to be removed before they become a nuisance,” said David […]
Crews have begun the next phase of construction on the Wiley Slough restoration project, which will return tidal flow to a former estuary in the Skagit River delta. The Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) — the natural resources arm of the Swinomish and Sauk-Suiattle tribes — is working on the project with the Washington Department […]
The Skagit Valley Herald commended a recent project on the Upper Skagit Reservation, which brought coho salmon to tribal land for the first time in 50 years: You’ve got to give the coho salmon high marks for persistence. For 50 years, coho had been trying to fight their way back to spawning grounds on the […]
The (Everett) Herald has a story today about a major restoration project near Ebey Slough: A vast expanse of land where salmon once spawned will be restored to wetlands within two years, according to a plan by the Tulalip Tribes. (more…)
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 […]
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 receive a portion of $2.5 million in grants from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The grant will pay a portion of the $227,000 […]
Everett Herald: The Tulalip Tribes wants to reverse the tide of dike-building on the Snohomish River delta. The tribe and its federal, state and local partners would like to hear from the public about a plan to breach some of those dikes and reclaim the estuary. Loggers, farmers and industry built the dikes to dry […]
The Tacoma News Tribune features the Ohop restoration project: It’s back to nature for Ohop Creek near Eatonville, where what advocates call the state’s most ambitious salmon habitat recovery effort is in the works. A recent grant of more than $1.1 million from the state Salmon Recovery Fund board will become seed money for the […]
