Skokomish breaches dikes; tides return to estuary
Various news media covered the Skokomish Tribe's dike breaching project on Monday and Tuesday: From the Kitsap Sun: Watching the salt water lap his shoes, Keith Dublanica, senior land planner…
New wastewater system at state park to help canal
KING 5 TV was on site at Twanoh State Park near Belfair Tuesday, featuring this story on the clean up efforts of Hood Canal by the Skokomish Tribe and state…
Skokomish Tribe to start dike removal process
The Olympian published a brief on the Skokomish Tribe's restoration effort to remove dikes from the Skokomish River delta, starting August 27. The removal of the structures is expected to…
Seattle Times: Tribe swaps land with WA State Parks
The Seattle Times printed a story about the Skokomish Tribe and Washington State Parks swapping acreage near the Skokomish reservation. Plans for the land include restoration of tidelands and construction…
Series about Puget Sound continues
The Olympian continued its coverage on the health of Puget Sound, with the focus this week on how septic systems and housing has affected Hood Canal and how the Skokomish…
Times features tribal reliance on natural resources
The Seattle Times published a story focusing on the Skokomish Tribe and how the health of Hood Canal is affecting the tribe's way of life... HOOD CANAL — It's a…
Skokomish Tribe and the Hood Canal Dead Zone
Here is some coverage of the Skokomish Tribe's discovery of a dead-zone in southern Hood Canal this morning. This follows the major fish kill earlier this week. Seattle PI: A…
The Olympian: Hood Canal gets help breathing
The Olympian has a great story this morning on the Skokomish Tribe's efforts to help solve the low-oxygen problem in Hood Canal. The Olympian: A fish carcass-recycling program is an…
Tribes Work To Restore Native Olympia Oysters
SKOKOMISH (June 19, 2003) — Sunk in mud and nearly hip-deep in water, Eric Sparkman pulls a large oyster shell from a saltwater pond and begins to take measurements. It’s not the dimensions of the shell Sparkman is looking to note, it’s the size of what’s living on the shell he’s after.
“There’s several Olympia oysters living on this one, five or six, and they’re all pretty small,” said Sparkman, shellfish biologist for the Skokomish Tribe. “But they are alive and they are slowly growing, and that’s really what counts.”