Cooperation Shows the Way
For years, Skagit County has been a battleground between fishermen and farmers. After a recent court victory the Swinomish Tribe is finding a way for the once warring sides to come together for the...
View ArticleTribes work to improve spawning habitat near March Point refinery
The Skagit River System Cooperative, the natural resources arm of the Swinomish and Sauk-Suiattle tribes, is working with the state Department of Natural Resources to replace a boat launch and restore...
View ArticleSVH column commends tribes’ effort to restore Fidalgo Bay beach
The Skagit Valley Herald editorialized about the Skagit River System Cooperative’s effort to rebuild a boat launch and restore the beach near the Tesoro Refinery on March Point. The Skagit River System...
View ArticleTribes receive nearly $2 million for Puget Sound projects
The EPA today announced nearly $2 million in grants to 19 tribes for “on-the-ground” projects to protect and preserve water quality and salmon habitat in the Puget Sound region. The grants support the...
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EPA grants $2 million to tribes for Puget Sound projects
A number of news outlets reported on this week’s announcement of $2 million in EPA grants to tribes in support of the Puget Sound Partnership. KING 5 News: More than a century ago, Native American...
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 ArticleTribes’ beaver research featured in Seattle Times
The Skagit River System Cooperative (SRSC) has found evidence that beavers living in the tidal marsh are creating prime salmon habitat. The SRSC is the natural resources arm of the Swinomish and...
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Swinomish Tribe holds blessing of the fleet
[display_podcast] The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community held its annual Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony on Thursday. The celebration, marking the beginning of the fishing season, honors...
View ArticlePBS: Salmon Streams’ Struggle Continues 40 Years After Clean Water Act
PBS recently featured a report on tribal efforts to restore salmon. The report was based on work done during the filming of “Poisoned Waters.” From the Jim Leher News Hour: JIM LEHRER: Next tonight,...
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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 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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Swinomish Tribe keeps an eye on water rights issue
Years of agriculture, development and other human activity have led to declines in salmon runs throughout Puget Sound. One reason is that these activities lead to a reduction in the stream flows needed...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups support Swinomish in water rights dispute
Earthjustice and the Center for Environmental Law and Policy filed a friends of the court brief today with the Washington State Court of Appeals supporting the Swinomish Tribe’s effort to protect the...
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Upper Skagit Indian Tribe examines steelhead scales
The Upper Skagit Tribe is analyzing scale samples to determine the age of steelhead returning to the Skagit River. Unlike most species of salmon, steelhead can spawn repeatedly before they die. They...
View ArticleState Supreme Court rules in Swinomish Tribe’s favor in water dispute
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled in the Swinomish Tribe’s favor on Oct. 3, in a challenge to the Skagit River instream flow rule amendments adopted in 2006 by the Washington Department of...
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Fisheries Management
The tribes in Western Washington fish commercially, and for subsistence and ceremonial purposes. They fish for all species of salmon and steelhead in marine and freshwater areas of Puget Sound and the...
View ArticleNorthwest Fishery Resource Bulletin
The Northwest Fishery Resource Bulletin presents the results of investigations carried out by the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Western Washington Treaty Tribes, and/or the Northwest Indian...
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