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Canoe journey to Makah 2010 »
This year’s annual paddle journey is underway this week in Neah Bay where the Makah Tribe is hosting the 86 canoes. Pictures from parts of the journey and landing in Neah Bay can be found on the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Facebook page.
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Upper Skagit Tribe expands shellfish program »SEDRO-WOOLLEY – The Upper Skagit Tribe has ramped up its shellfish program by hiring a new biologist and holding test fisheries on spot prawns.
Test fisheries improve harvest management by providing information about population size.
“Expanding our program will help us learn more about shellfish such as shrimp, so we can protect our resources now and for future generations,” said Scott Schuyler, the tribe’s natural resources…
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Kiket An Island of Cooperation »The Swinomish Tribe is sharing part of its traditional tribal lands with the public, thanks to an innovative partnership.
The tribe and the state Parks and Recreation Commission have purchased Kiket Island and will manage it together as part of Deception Pass State Park.
The 100-acre island in Similk Bay always has been part of Swinomish tribal lands. For thousands of years before the treaties were…
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Video features Upper Skagit-BPA partnership for elk habitat »Bonneville Power Administration has a video describing its partnership with the Upper Skagit Tribe to improve elk habitat on a right-of-way near the tribe’s reservation.
NWIFC News reported about the project in our spring magazine:
The Upper Skagit Tribe has partnered with Bonneville Power Administration and timber company Sierra Pacific to enhance elk habitat on 20 acres near the tribe’s reservation in Sedro-Woolley.
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