The Stillaguamish Tribe completed its largest restoration project on the Stillaguamish River on Friday, when water from the North Fork rushed into a side channel for the first time in more than 150 years.

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A proposed amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act has renewed a debate over the merits of killing seals and sea lions to protect salmon. Proponents say it will help some endangered salmon populations while opponents say the legislation is misguided and likely to be counterproductive.

The Tulalip Tribes and partners secured funding to continue monitoring juvenile salmon marine survival through 2027, but the future of…

How two landmark conservation acts, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, unintentionally collided—leaving salmon, steelhead, tribal cultures, sport and commercial fishers and coastal communities caught in the middle. This mini-documentary addresses an incredibly complicated fish and wildlife dilemma and proposes a pathway to balancing two protected species existing in an ecosystem forever altered by man.

Despite ongoing efforts to provide cold-water shelter at Lummi Nation’s Skookum Creek Fish Hatchery and to rebuild habitat throughout the…

The festival also marks the final summer season programming event supported by Friends of Waterfront Park, symbolizing the end of summer and the return of the salmon.

Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) is awarding $4.2 million to the Skagit River System Cooperative (Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe and Swinomish Indian Tribal Community) for restoring fish passage to support Similk Estuary Chinook salmon.

How does a foundry cast clay into bronze? The process might surprise you. In this video, learn how the artist Haiying Wu worked with the team at Classic Foundry to cast the clay model of Billy Frank Jr. into a stunning bronze statue. Along the way, you will learn about Billy's lasting significance through historical footage and the voices of people who knew and loved him. Produced by Setting Sun Circle, with additional footage by the Architect of the Capitol. Learn more about: Nisqually Indian Tribe: http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/ ArtsWA: https://www.arts.wa.gov/ The Billy Frank Jr. Statue Project: https://www.arts.wa.gov/billy-frank-jr/

Tribes and scientists are mounting an urgent trapping effort to keep European green crabs from devastating a corner of Puget Sound.

B.C. salmon researchers are now testing waterways to look for 6PPD-Q, a chemical used in tires which can be lethal to coho salmon

The discovery of threatened salmon among the fish killed has unsettled those who have fought to rebuild or save struggling salmon in the Lake Washington watershed.

(“Kʷokʷolísdo Ḳ̓á yika xa’bil-ts” means “restoring Owl Creek” in Quileute, a Chimakuan language traditionally spoken in coastal indigenous communities. The

The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians used a drone equipped with a high-resolution thermal imaging camera to identify and protect elk…

Thirty gray whales have been found dead in Washington this year. For the Makah, the health of the species is linked with culture, conservation and treaty rights.

Fixing culverts that block fish passage is a clear win for salmon recovery and benefits orcas and our communities too. Reopening these dead ends beneath our roadways is a worthwhile investment for us all.

The Treaty of Point Elliott bears the signatures of over 80 Indigenous leaders representing more than 20 tribal nations from the Pacific Northwest. Contemporary leaders from some of those nations explain what their treaty means today.

More than 10,000 copies of the Tribal Cultural Roadmap have been sent to museums, libraries, schools and other organizations across the state.

A project to upgrade the Gooseberry Point Wastewater Treatment Plant is among five projects to be nationally recognized as “exceptional.”

Tribal families from around the Northwest paddled to Nisqually for this year's canoe journey. “It teaches a lot of our youth that we still have culture,” said youth skipper Aliya Choke.

Scientists sounded the alarm in June that a potentially deadly biotoxin was detected in shellfish. Tests have found levels way over the state health limit.

Join us as we celebrate and share culture with Canoe Families and other indigenous peoples from across the world.

Recent work suggests beavers ubiquitous in Skagit, Snohomish river deltas

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and partners at Panthera and five other Olympic Peninsula tribes are trying to understand whether…

Being Frank is a column by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the…

The Seattle Mariners begin the 2027 season with the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day at T-Mobile Park next March 25.

Beavers are far more common in Pacific Northwest estuaries than previously understood, new research highlights their role as ecosystem engineers.

The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) provides scholarships to enrolled members of U.S. federally recognized Tribes and members of First Nations recognized by Canada.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Squaxin Island Tribe are suing the Trump administration to save endangered-species habitats nationwide.

A voracious, invasive fish that preys on salmon has seen its numbers grow in Lake Washington.  Muckleshoot Indian Tribe staff…

June 9 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Join Maritime Washington and the Suquamish Tribe for an evening on the Seattle waterfront to celebrate the launch of the Tribal Guide to Maritime Washington!

The Stillaguamish Tribe is undertaking a multimillion-dollar effort to restore the river named for its people.