Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes talks to members of the Hoh Tribe about a bill in Congress that would give the Hoh Tribe 37 acres of previously logged lands belonging to Olympic National Park to aid the tribe in their efforts to move out of the flood plain.
KING 5 environmental reporter Gary Chittim reported on the reopening of shellfish beds in Port Susan, thanks to the efforts of the Stillaguamish Tribe.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe was rewarded this week for its recent restoration work in the Elwha River valley.
The tribe received the Washington-British Columbia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 2009-2010 Conservation Organization of the Year award at the society’s annual meeting in Nanaimo, British Columbia on March 3.
The Conservation Organization of the Year is awarded to an organization that has significantly contributed to a program or activity…
KEPORT – Following a 7-year hiatus, the Suquamish Tribe is restarting its Agate Pass coho salmon net pen operation this spring. The program was discontinued in 2003 because of budget and rearing constraints.
“It’s great to be able to reengage this program because it provides a Kitsap-based coho fishery opportunity for tribal members, with benefits for non-treaty fishers as well,” said Jay Zischke, the tribe’s marine…
The Fishery Management Biologist will work with the Treaty Council Director, and each Tribe’s Natural Resources Director, in matters concerning the harvest management of salmon, steelhead, and marine fish resources. Responsibilities include stock assessment, fisheries management planning and advice on the regulation of fisheries. The Biologist will also coordinate with other Treaty Council staff as part of an integrated fisheries management program that…
OLYMPIA – The treaty tribes of western Washington are taking a look at the outcome of salmon recovery efforts over the past decade since Puget Sound chinook, Lake Ozette sockeye and Hood Canal summer chum were listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.
The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission’s Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program (SSHIAP) is preparing a State of Our Watersheds report…
ARLINGTON – About 1,800 acres of shellfish beds in Port Susan will be reopened to tribal harvest as of April 2, after years of work by the Stillaguamish Tribe.
“This is a great accomplishment,” said Shawn Yanity, fisheries manager for the Stillaguamish Tribe. “Last year, we had a First Salmon Ceremony for the first time in as long as anyone can remember. The opening of Port…
I am excited that those two Elwha River dams will begin to come down next year, and you should be excited too. It’s been a long time coming. After more than a century, the Elwha River will run free again and provide a good home for salmon.
Built without fish ladders about a century ago, the two dams cut salmon off from nearly 100 miles of…
Answer phones and respond to telephone inquires regarding general information, meetings and other information. Provide secretarial support. Greet visitors. Process mail and prepare packages. Order office supplies.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced that more than $1.3 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants will be awarded to tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington for projects to benefit fish and wildlife and their habitats.
In western Washington, five tribes are recipients of this award:
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe – $57,312 for restoration of the Dungeness Elk Herd in the Dungeness River Valley
Lower…
