The Everett Herald on the Stillaguamish Tribe's south fork Stilluagmish chinook broodstock program: Stillaguamish tribal biologists are planning DNA tests for each fingerling to determine whether they are male or…
The Stillaguamish Tribe will have its first Salmon Ceremony in at least 25 years on July 25. The ceremony marks the first time the tribe has had a ceremonial and…
The Daily Herald of Everett reports on the Stillaguamish Tribe’s efforts to capture juvenile chinook and raise them to maturity for use as hatchery broodstock:
There was a time when a net cast in the south fork of the Stillaguamish River would bring in a variety of fish.
These days, nets often pull up little more than debris. (more…)
Beginning in mid-September, tribal field crews will be capturing coho salmon with beach seines and hoop nets throughout the mainstem Stillaguamish River. Anglers should not be surprised if they see a field crew seining, or a net secured to the shoreline.
The (Everett) Herald has a story today about a Nature Conservancy project in the Stillaguamish River. Rick Rogers, project coordinator for the Stillaguamish Tribe, is quoted: The Nature Conservancy flew…
DARRINGTON (September 19, 2003) — Treaty Indian tribes in Washington state are already leaders in fisheries and wildlife enforcement. Now, the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe is taking those existing anti-poaching efforts to the next level.
This week, the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe received a $1.1 million Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) tribal resources
grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The money will allow Sauk-Suiattle to add four new natural resources officers, three full-time and one part-time, to the tribe’s enforcement staff – and purchase vehicles and technology needed to make a difference in the fight against poaching.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY (July 10, 2001) -- At precisely 4:37 a.m., the first rays of sun penetrate the gloaming on Wheeler Mountain, overlooking the north fork of the Stillaguamish River. A…