Rivers End Homes Removed To Help Restore Estuary
DUNGENESS (Dec. 27, 2004) – In the 1800s, the lower reach of the Dungeness River flowed through a 100-acre floodplain before emptying into Dungeness Bay. The river was connected to a large estuary that...
View ArticleStep Forward for Puget Sound
OLYMPIA (January 26, 2006) — Today we know it as Puget Sound. For thousands of years, my ancestors have known it as the Wulge, or the Salish Sea. Whatever you call it, this magnificent estuary that...
View ArticleBeing Frank: A Tribute To Kenny Braget
A cattle rancher and a neighbor of mine in the Nisqually Watershed, Kenny lived the life of a steward. He proved the belief that actions speak louder than words. No one’s actions spoke louder than...
View ArticleOil spill settlement makes regional newspapers
Regional newspapers announce the Suquamish Tribe’s settlement with Foss Maritime over the December 2003 oil spill: Seattle Times: More than three years after nearly 5,000 gallons of oil fouled pristine...
View ArticleSwinomish hope for biodiesel from sunflowers
The Skagit Valley Herald has a story about the Skagit River System Cooperative’s study of saltwater intrusion on farms and the potential for growing crops that can be used in biodiesel production:...
View ArticleSkokomish Tribe to start dike removal process
The Olympian published a brief on the Skokomish Tribe’s restoration effort to remove dikes from the Skokomish River delta, starting August 27. The removal of the structures is expected to improve the...
View ArticleThe Olympian: Alarm sounds for young coho
The Olympian covers the results of the Squaxin’s Tribes efforts to track young coho as they migrate out of deep southern Puget Sound: Juvenile coho salmon are disappearing at an alarming rate before...
View ArticleSRF Board grant funding and the Nisqually estuary
Chris Dunagan over at Watching Our Water Ways notes the generous nature of the last Salmon Recovery Funding Board grant round: This round of SRF Board funding was interesting in another way. Five...
View ArticleStilly’s eagles get their day
The Stillaguamish Tribe is participating in the Arlington Eagle Festival Feb. 9. The Herald: Arlington bald eagle aficionados want to make the birds more visible to more people. In celebration of the...
View ArticleWork resumes on Wiley Slough project in Skagit River delta
Crews have begun the next phase of construction on the Wiley Slough restoration project, which will return tidal flow to a former estuary in the Skagit River delta. The Skagit River System Cooperative...
View ArticleBoat ramp and trails close as restoration continues on Wiley Slough in Skagit...
WDFW released the following press release about the Wiley Slough restoration project, in partnership with the Skagit River System Cooperative, the natural resources management arm of the Swinomish and...
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Breakthrough week in tribal estuary restorations
The Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) celebrated the success of two major estuary restoration projects this week. Returning tidal flow to former estuaries is an important step toward restoring...
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Lummi Nation project restores habitat, helps build homes
A combination of Lummi Nation projects not only will repair past destruction of more than 2,000 acres of salmon and wildlife habitat, but also will help build homes for tribal members. The Lummi...
View ArticleVideo: Lummi Youth Academy plants trees for Smuggler’s Slough restoration
The Lummi Youth Academy joined a Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association work party to plant trees along Smuggler’s Slough as part of a Lummi Nation habitat project to restore fish passage between...
View ArticleTulalip estuary project moves forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given a final go-ahead to the Tulalip Tribes’ project to remove dikes and tide gates to allow salt water from Possession Sound to mingle with fresh water from Ebey...
View ArticleLummi restoration project receives more funding
The Bellingham Herald: An ongoing effort to improve salmon habitat in the lower Nooksack floodplain received another round of federal funding, the state Department of Ecology announced recently. Phase...
View ArticleSkokomish Tribe studying stomach contents of juvenile salmon
The Skokomish Tribe is studying the diet of juvenile salmon that have taken up residence in the nearly 400-acres of newly restored Skokomish tidelands in southern Hood Canal. After gently flushing out...
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Stillaguamish Tribe monitors fish use before and after dike removal
The Stillaguamish Tribe’s natural resources department is monitoring fish use of the Port Susan estuary before and after a 150-acre restoration project. The tribe was contracted by The Nature...
View ArticleSkokomish Tribe starting largest phase of estuary restoration
The latest phase of the Skokomish Estuary restoration effort is the largest to date: 600 acres of forested wetlands are going to be reconnected to 400 acres of Skokomish tidelands. “The main goal of...
View ArticleNative Vegetation Filling in Restored Skokomish Estuary
Kneeling in a thicket of vegetation in the Skokomish estuary, Shannon Kirby combs her hands through the tall green grasses in front of her, calling out codes that identify them by size, type and...
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Tulalip partners on estuary restoration nearing completion
Completion is in sight for the Qwuloolt project, one of the largest estuary restorations in the country. Restoring tidal flow to the 400-acre estuary is a partnership among the Tulalip Tribes, U.S....
View ArticleVideo: Jamestown S’Klallam, landowner improve salmon habitat with bridge
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe worked with a local landowner in Sequim, WA to remove a 600-foot long roadway and two culverts and replace them with a bridge in Washington Harbor. The roadway and...
View ArticleSuquamish Tribe’s Doe Kag Wats Healing a Decade Later
On a blustery and wet evening in December 2003, nearly 5,000 gallons of oil came ashore on the natural beachfront known as Doe Kag Wats to the Suquamish people. Now that a decade of healing has passed,...
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