Everett Herald: Tribes seek greater clout
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 beaver tried to woo the...
View ArticleOpen house planned for Wiley Slough estuary restoration
SWINOMISH (March 5, 2007) – An open house about the planned Wiley Slough estuary restoration is set for 5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 at the WSU Mount Vernon NWREC, 16650 State Route 536, Mount...
View ArticleSwinomish Tribe studies shellfish diet
SWINOMISH RESERVATION (April 23, 2007) – Members of the Swinomish Tribe are eating less seafood than they used to, but many of them would like to eat more, according to a study recently completed by...
View ArticleSVH: Wiley Slough’s return to nature delayed
Plans to restore Wiley Slough have been stymied by hunters’ concerns about losing a popular recreation site. The Skagit Valley Herald (full story is available online): CONWAY — Pressure from hunters...
View ArticleSVH: Upper Skagit holds annual blessing
The Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) covered the Upper Skagit Blessing of the Fleet: While the Skagit River flowed swiftly under the Highway 9 bridge Friday, Upper Skagit tribal members...
View ArticleSwinomish wins half of Supreme Court challenge
SWINOMISH (Sept. 13, 2007) – The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community today won half of its challenge to Skagit County’s critical area protection regime. The Washington State Supreme Court agreed with the...
View ArticleMuckleshoot Tribe Supports Elk Nutrition Needs
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe has established a temporary feeding program for the White River elk herd, to prevent mass starvation caused by inability to find food following this year’s recordbreaking...
View ArticleSkagit watershed restoration under way
SWINOMISH (Oct. 8, 2008) — Restoration efforts in the Skagit River watershed have made headway with two projects aimed at undoing past destruction of salmon habitat. At the South Fork of the Skagit...
View ArticleTribal leaders commend return to science
Environmental news site Grist reports on the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem Conference, quoting Swinomish Chairman Brian Cladoosby: For Brian Cladoosby of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Council, 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 ArticleCoast Salish-USGS partnership honored with Partners in Conservation Award
The Coast Salish – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Tribal Journey Water Quality Project was recognized with the Department of the Interior’s Partners in Conservation Award. The award recognizes the...
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Tribes monitor fish in nearshore ‘nursery’
LA CONNER— Nearly every day in the spring through early fall, somewhere in the Skagit basin and San Juan Islands, a crew from the Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) is sampling fish populations....
View ArticleTribal canoes to land Saturday in Bellingham for Coast Salish Day
Coast Salish tribes will gather Saturday at Boulevard Park in Bellingham, ahead of the Tribal Canoe Journey. The public is invited to the Coast Salish Day celebration, which begins at 11 a.m., with...
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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...
View ArticleMother Earth Journal reports on Swinomish climate change report
Mother Earth Journal picked up an Indian Country Today story about a federal report on climate change and the Swinomish Climate Change Initiative: Tribes are on the forefront of climate change, in...
View ArticleTribes host Earth Day events in Skagit County
The Upper Skagit Tribe is hosting a tree-planting event starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 17 at its Hansen Creek restoration site, off Helmick Road in Sedro-Woolley. Sign up before the event at your...
View ArticleClimate crisis jeopardizes tribal sovereignty
Michele “Shelly” Vendiola of Swinomish discusses the ways climate change interferes with tribal treaty rights and sovereignty in a column, “Tribal Sovereignty is jeopardized by climate crisis” in the...
View ArticlePartnership creates state park on Swinomish tribal land
After more than 50 years, Kiket Island has been returned to the Swinomish Tribe, thanks to a partnership between the tribe and the state Parks and Recreation Commission. The small island in Similk Bay...
View ArticleSeattle Times: Meet the newest Washington state park: Kiket Island
The Seattle Times visits Kiket Island with Swinomish tribal Chairman Brian Cladoosby: Meet Kiket Island: a 96-acre gem in Puget Sound, just northwest of La Conner. Washington’s newest state park is a...
View ArticleState takes new look at how much fish is safe to eat
The Seattle Times has a story about state plans to take a look at its water quality standards, after prodding by tribes and other parties. For the Swinomish of La Conner and other tribes in Washington,...
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