The Olympian: Tribe uses Alder Lake debris for salmon restoration
From the Olympian this morning, an article about using trees from behind Alder Lake dam to restore a stretch of salmon habitat: Logs and other woody debris delivered during winter…
Tulalip Tribes won’t set crab pots during sport chinook fishery
As reported on the Seattle Times Reel Time Northwest blog, the Tulalip Tribes will not have crab pots in the water when the recreational "bubble" fishery opens Friday. The bubble…
Smithsonian magazine features Squaxin Island Tribe’s geoduck fishery
From the Smithsonian Magazine (hat-tip to Squaxin Natural Resources blog): Craig Parker popped his head above the surf, peeled off his dive mask and clambered aboard the Ichiban. We were…
Vandals target tribal fishermen
From the Olympian: A vulgar graffiti message scrawled on the upstream side of the Old Pacific Highway bridge across the Nisqually River is a sign that racism hasn't died out…
Lummi Nation to move road off banks of Nooksack River
The Bellingham Herald: A Lummi Nation project would move a portion of Saxon Road off the banks of the south fork of the Nooksack River, allowing the tribe to restore…
Newspapers report on Skokomish, Tacoma Dam Settlement
The Kitsap Sun, Tacoma Daily Index and Tacoma News Tribune reported on the signing of the settlement agreement between Skokomish Tribe and the City of Tacoma on Jan 12. From…
Annual Report
This report is an overview of the natural resources management activities of the treaty tribes in western Washington. The tribes and their Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission are active in all…
Crabbers feeling the pinch
The Bellingham Herald has a story about a Nooksack tribal crabber: (Jeff) Williams, a Nooksack Indian, has been fishing since the 1970s. He estimates that fewer than 12 of the…
Fish for a buck!
After spawning out the male and female adult chinook and chum at Grovers Creek Hatchery this fall, the Suquamish Tribal staff has more carcasses than it knows what to do…
Bellingham Herald: Lummis hold hearing on new water rules
The Bellingham Herald:
Lummi Nation has scheduled a public hearing Wednesday on the tribe’s new water quality standards.