ARLINGTON (Nov. 25, 2008) – Face down in frigid water, Stillaguamish biologist Jody Brown arranged plastic buckets of gravel in the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River.
The 2-quart buckets are artificial salmon nests, or redds, which the tribe is using to study the fine sediment that accumulates in the gravel where salmon spawn. (more…)
To find out how many crab are killed by abandoned gear each year, the Stillaguamish Tribe has deployed 12 test pots, commercial and recreational, in both shallow and deep waters of Port Susan, a popular, high-density area for crabbing.
ARLINGTON (June 3, 2008) - The Stillaguamish Tribe has blessed the first arrivals of its developing buffalo herd. The tribe purchased eight buffalo from the Yakama Indian Nation and plans…
The Stillaguamish Tribe has blessed the first arrivals of its developing buffalo herd.
The Everett Herald covered a welcoming ceremony for the Stillaguamish Tribe's new buffalo herd: "This isn't to replace our elk, our deer, our fish," said Shawn Yanity, chairman of the…
ARLINGTON (March 19, 2008) – Breeding bald eagles often construct alternate nests in trees within a mile of the original. In Snohomish County, a pair of eagles seemed especially fond of the cottonwood housing their original nest, because they built their second nest in the same tree, 20 feet above the first.
“They haven’t laid eggs in the new nest yet,” said Robbie Hutton, fish and wildlife technician for the Stillaguamish Tribe, spotting the pair of eagles sitting side by side atop a nearby conifer. “But it looks like they might soon.”
The tribe is mapping eagle nests within the Stillaguamish watershed, noting which are active. Hutton expects that during a future visit, she will see the eagles on the double-decker nest incubating their eggs.
The (Everett) Heraldreports: Two local American Indian tribes want to add an extra layer of protection for the Western sandpipers, snow geese, short-eared owls, Chinook salmon and other species that…
The Arlington Times reports on student tours at the Stillaguamish Hatchery:
Kip Killebrew, fish enhancement biologist with the hatchery, showed the students how harvested eggs and sperm are combined in the hatchery’s trays to fertilize the eggs.
The Stillaguamish Tribe has adopted the Hatt Slough boat launch between Stanwood and Silvana, through the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Adopt-an-Access program.
Everett Herald: Tulalip Tribal elder Ray Moses keeps the stories his ancestors gave to him. He tells how the whale pushes the reluctant salmon back into the rivers, how the…