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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Please pass another word! We’re hiring an Enviro Grants Administrator to administer grants providing for enviro data collection, monitoring, restoration, clean up, and mgmt for natural resources on the Swinomish Reservation. More info/ apply swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/45 #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🐡⚒️🍎

Graphic with a beach drone picture and big letters, we are hiring! with text below: ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR
• Provides grant fund research expertise to DEP
• Develops funding strategies & conducts grant writing
• Works with current & potential funders
• Strategically maximizes use of funds & project coordination
TO APPLY VISIT:
https://swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/45

additional info:

Job Title: Environmental Grants Administrator 📚💸🌱

Position Summary: The position will coordinate and administer all major grant functions for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in managing over 30+ grants/accounts that provide funding for environmental data collection, monitoring, restoration, clean up, and resource management for the Tribe’s natural resources on the Swinomish Reservation. This position requires professional and administrative work in researching, initiating, writing, coordinating and/or administering programs or projects involving federal, state, non-profit and contribution funding sectors. Grants Specialist will also monitor, communicate and evaluate grant agreement compliance and spending. Experience with Federal, State and local grant funding regulations, requirements, contracting, administration, and reporting requirements is crucial to the position.

For more information and qualifications see official job description for more details. Priority application review begins 9.12.26 then open until filled.
To apply please visit https://swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/45

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Please pass the word! We’re hiring a Forest Ecologist to provide field expertise including development of the Forest Mgmt Plan, Integrated Vegetation Mgmt Plan, restoration plans, and applied ecological research. To apply please visit— swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/44 #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🐡🍎⚒️

graphic with “We are hiring” in large text. underneath text is: FOREST ECOLOGIST
• Provides expertise for the Tribe's Vegetation program
• Forest management
• Team lead to the Vegetation field program
• Prepares technical reports, supports permitting. & collaborates with Tribal departments
TO APPLY VISIT: https://swinomish.bamboohr.com/careers/44

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Just published: a paper on our Swinomish Camas Project & one on regional PNW camas stewardahip! We've learned and done a lot since starting our Swinomish Generation Camas project in 2019. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🐡🍎⚒️ bioone.org/journals/nat...

Title page or cover for Natural Areas Journal Volume 46 Number 3 July 2026.
Cover includes a banner in upper left saying ‘Special Issue’ over an image of a camas prairie on Swinomish Reservation.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

pədx̌ʷi”w̓áac, pud-hway-WAHTS, Moon of Whistling Robins signals the music of springtime as the robins return to build nests to lay their eggs. This Swinomish 13 Moon is time when spring plant shoots and fern roots are gathered, halibut are fished, and canoes and baskets made. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡

A beaded american or red breasted robin pin on a baseball hat.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Yesterday’s 1st intermission is for walking the cat & smelling the tulips! Smols says, “Meow (Go Torrent)!” @seattletorrent.bsky.social

Author in a Torrent jersey and hat, with a cat on a leash and harness near a bed of mostly pink tulips

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

That time of year in WA. Have you heard the pacific tree frogs talking yet?

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

səxʷpupuhigᵂəd (suhw-POO-POO-ee-gwud), Moon of the Windy Time, 2nd moon of the Swinomish 13 Moons cycle. A time to hunt water fowl, elk, and deer; make tools and baskets like those made from ironwood. Cloud & Wind hat pin beaded by forest.valley.craft! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🍎⚒️🧪

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

On another note to take a break from the news cycle, it’s that time of year for the groundhog cookies and winter weather forecast by a large rodent! "I'll give you a winter prediction: it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be gray, and it's gonna last you for the rest of your life." - Phil

Sugar cookies in the shape of groundhogs iced with grey frosting and a sugar eye.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

40 years ago, STS-51L, Teacher in space.🍎 Watched in HS class with rest of country. Place of honor on my patch jacket. Depicts Haley’s comet as intended mission’s research. I’d read patches like this were payload on Challenger, recovered, framed and gifted to each state as commemoration. 🧪🐡⚒️

Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51L patch. Depicts the shuttle launched from Earth over a circular background with stars and stripes and Haley’s Comet over the shuttle. Crew names are around the outer silver border of patch: McNair, Onizuka, Resnik, Scobee, Smith. with added on names at bottom, McAuliffe 🍎, Jarvis.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

If you're interested in our books, our order form is in our Swinomish DEP Linktree: linktr.ee/swinomishdep...

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@swinomishdep | Linktree

Swinomish Dept of Environmental Protection

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This moon typically encompasses, Xmas, New Year’s, and my Bday!! This is my 13 Moons series beaded hat pin by @forest.valley.craft based on an idea for a Moon mask by my bud, Brandon W!

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Restarting 13 Moons bead posts, didn’t get ‘em all last year pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ - Moon of the Sacred Time, last moon of annual cycle as well as the beginning moon of the next Swinomish 13 Moons cycle; time to reflect on the last year, recharge your spirituality, plan for the next year. #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️

13 Moons, the 13 lunar phases, and how they guide the Swinoimsh People, A publication of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. A landscape paperback book with above text in white on blue background that includes ghosted images of the 13 moons Northwest Coast art image of 13 moon phase 'masks' arranged in an "X".

Our Traditional books request form is accessible from our Swinomish DEP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/swinomishdep?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Northwest coast salish style circular beaded moon mask face image made in hat pin. Beads are mostly in white with eyes, eyebrows in black, nose and rounded O mouth in red. Inner circular ring in black, with 13 light blue arcs representing 13 Moon next, more white, then a final ring of silver beads.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Minneapolis leads the way. Fascism cannot stand against a people who rise up by the millions against it.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Start with a Shore Friendly site visit with my staffer Jason by filling out the request form via our link tree: linktr.ee/swinomishdep...

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@swinomishdep | Linktree

Swinomish Dept of Environmental Protection

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist Also, Water Quality Analyst & Vegetation Specialist www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️

WE ARE HIRING
Environmental Science Communicator/ Outreach Specialist
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develops outreach for DEP programs through graphic design, social media, and in-person activities
• Coordinates with DEP staff and other SITC government departments for community engagement
• Create outreach campaigns to increase scientific literacy
• Contribute to reports, presentations, and research proposals
SALARY:
$33.94 - $34.52/HOUR
TO APPLY: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Water Quality Analyst Also, Vegetation Specialist & Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️

WE ARE HIRING
Water Quality Analyst
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides analytical and programmatic support for the Swinomish DEP water resources programs
• Data collection and management, data statistical analysis and reporting
• Administration and planning of water resources projects
• Preparing technical reports, presentations and reviewing documents
SALARY:
$36.06 - $39.00/HR DOQ
TO APPLY VISIT: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Vegetation Specialist Also, Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist, & Water Quality Analyst www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️

WE ARE HIRING
VEGETATION SPECIALIST
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Programmatic, field, technical, and administrative support for the Swinomish DEP environmental
programs
• Supervising vegetation fieldwork tracking, reporting, and data collection;
• Operate ATVs, tractors, powered spray equipment, and tools including chainsaws and brush cutters;
• Vegetation field crew leadership
• Reforestation and traditional plant restoration efforts

SALARY:
$24.33 - $29.95/Hr
TO APPLY: https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Tags say: “This ornament is made from a branch from Lone Tree that was blown out in 2016. Lone Tree is about 250 years old (same as the Declaration of Independence or older! Happy Holidays 2025, Todd Mitchell & Jen Willup, Swinomish DEP”

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Hopefully, these are adorning everyone’s Xmas trees, so, we all have a bit of Lone Tree with us as a keepsake of our Tribal monument and special and sacred traditional place where thee Lone Tree has stood watch over our beaches for centuries.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Here’s the Christmas ornaments we made and gave out to our Tribal Community along with more Christmas Clams books. Wood discs cut from Lone Tree windfall wood with illustrated clams and our DEP logo laser etched on each side. #IndigenousSTEM 🍎🧪⚒️🐡

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Our next Swinomish children’s book came! Basket Ogress as told my late grandfather, Dewey Mitchell in Lushootseed in the 1970’s. Thanks to Jill LaPointe for sending yrs ago from her grandmother’s papers. Now the Mitchells are 4 generations of authors continuing storytelling! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪⚒️🍎

NW Coast art style of big old Basket Ogress throwing rocks in the river under a crescent moon and a big clam basket with 4 children behind her.

back cover of book says, “Basket Ogress captures a group of children playing outside after dark. Her plan is to cook and eat them, but the. children escape. This is a story Indian parents told their children to see if they could get them to mind.” Illustrations shows a big rock splashing the water near Little Hunchback who is paddling away in a canoe trying to get away from Basket Ogress.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Peak Skagit River flow lower than predicted, still 1/3’ higher than 1990 record. I didn’t go look but news last nite showed water near top of river walk guard-hand rail (far right). Floodwall keeping downtown Mt. Vernon safe, hope they can open up soon for more Xmas shopping! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪⚒️🍎🐡

Graph showing peak observed Skagit River flow at Mount Vernon gauging station a 37.73’ at 12 AM 12/12/2025 that’s above the record line of 37.4’ (from 1990).

News TV video screenshot viewing Skagit River and Mount Vernon river walk looming south from Division St bridge east side approach. Dry ish parking lot to right, flood wall in middle (with all metal slats and braces installed and flooded river walk on right. top of river walk hand rail just visible at right.

Graph showing peak projected Skagit River flow at Mount Vernon gauging station a 42.13’ near 12 AM 12/12/2025 that’s well above the record line of 37.4’ (from 1990).

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Predicting a big flood on the Skagit River ~5’ above the record. Mount Vernon west of I-5 evacuated. Hope all our Skagit County community makes it thru ok. We live way up on the hill cuz of geologists (us) house buying criteria back 20+ years ago. #IndigenousSTEM

Graph showing river stage in Mount Vernon WA predicted to peak December 12th at 41.31 foot stage which is above the line showing the record flood stage of 37.4 feet

Cell phone public safety alert stating GO for immediate evacuation for cities of Sedro and Burlington

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

haha, gonna look at my plates differently now

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thanksgiving eve dinner! Happy Thanksgiving, #IndigenousSTEM friends! 🍎🐡⚒️🧪

a dinner plate with an array of popcorn, buttered toast, jelly beans, and pretzel stick ala Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is for cooking, thanksgiving eve is for no cooking like Snoopy and Charlie Brown!

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Christmas cactus blooming like it’s an early Xmas! Pesto in background is not impressed.

Flat green leaved Christmas cactus with lots of big pink and white ombré tissue paper-like flowers, almost like many pink flowy finned goldfish. with a light colored ragdoll cat in background looking away.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

It’s the season for Scary Stories (Tee by @ntvsclothing ). Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️

Author wearing dark shirt with graphic in style of “Where the wild things are” but of a native boy telling a monster a scary story of explorers ships.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

25+ years (and 3 boxes of biz cards) at Swinomish doing Geology, Environmental, and Indigenous Science work. And as department director for 12 years! Thanks to all those who've helped along the way and my Tribe for putting their faith in me to protect our homeland!

3 business cards on a wood background.
Top card says:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Comnuminty
Office of Planning & Community Development
Todd Mitchell
Environmental Specialist - Water Resources.

2nd card says:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Comnuminty
Office of Planning & Community Development
Todd Mitchell
Water Resources Manager.

3rd card says:
Swinomish Indian Tribal Comnuminty
Department of Environmental Protection
Todd Mitchell
Environmental Director.

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.myatproto.social · 12/08/2025

Important new piece by Indigenous scholars—including ecologists @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social and @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social (who is here at #ESA2025 this week)—who set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

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Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them

Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Thanks to Chapter 7 lead @ecohugger.bsky.social for including our narrative!

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Check out Volume 2 Status of Tribes and Climate Change Report. With @kjrm.bsky.social, we contributed a short narrative on Kukutali Preserve for Ch 7 Indigenous Lead Conservation as an example of leading the work at the first co-owned/managed Tribal State park in the nation. 🧪⚒️🍎 #IndigenousSTEM

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STACC - STACC, Volume 2

The second volume of the STACC report followed a similar process as the first volume. A steering committee was convened and lead authors were identified and sent an invitation. In addition, the team...

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

We gave away 1st Salmon Ceremony children’s books written by my late father, Raymond Mitchell, at the Swinomish 1st Salmon Ceremony-Blessing of the Fleet on Thursday and joining our table was a Swinomish Archives display of past ceremonies! #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🍎🐡⚒️

Two people holding up 1st salmon ceremony books standing behind a table with stacks of the books. to one side is a display board with photos and captions of past 1st salmon - blessing of fleet ceremonies, to the other side is a big poster of the 1st salmon ceremony books standing behind cover.

swinomish gym full of people seated at tables waiting for the table blessing for lunch.

four Tribal youth standing and holding salmon and berries offerings near Swinomish Channel. they are preparing to go the four compass directions to return the offering to water bodies in each of the directions.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Don't, I just gotta remember what's important to follow up later or what to type in search bar to find it

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Camas in my garden going big blooming flowers now! The bulbs are a traditional food for indigenous people in the Coast Salish region. I’ve been growing it for years to collect seeds to propagate for restoration plantings. #IndigenousSTEM 🧪🍎🐡⚒️

Several camas flower clusters blooming with big pretty purple flowers!

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Anneka (my Daughter) and I will be reading our Swinomish children’s books (The Enormous Camas & Time of Salmonberries) at the Mount Vernon Library Commons tomorrow, this Saturday, April 26th, 1 PM! Come join us!

Poster advertising DIA Children’s Day & Book Day, Saturday 26th of April, 1-3 PM at Mount Vernon Library Commons. Free event.
Free books, folkloric dance, music, face painting, games, snacks, crafts. Featuring storytime w/ Anneka & Todd Mitchell

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

cool, i grew up there!which school in Edmonds?

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Great to catch up with friends who helped us learn about camas to start our Swinomish Camas Project! Each presented our own projects at Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership conf. I gifted them my daughter’s book “The Enormous Camas” whose idea came on first trip with them in 2019. 🧪🐡🍎⚒️ #IndigenousSTEM

3 people holding up hardback copies of the Enormous Camas book arm in arm with me.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Tulips in my planting bed getting ready to show all their colors! Many Skagit Valley fields are either well into bloom or nearly there.

big pink tulips in a tulip bed, many open flowers in foreground and many budding flowers in background

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

waqwaqus, is the Moon When Frog Talks. It is when the pacific tree frogs come out and chorus the beginning of spring! This Swinomish 13 Moon is a time of herring, smelt, and halibut fishing as well as gathering the first nettle shoots for food. 🧪🐡⚒️🍎 #IndigenousSTEM

A pacific tree tree made of beads. you looking at the frog head on. It is beaded with shades of
light green body and shades of cream and white for underbelly
with golden eyes.

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Todd Mitchell @tasmitchell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Our Environmental Grant Administrator position is still open and accepting job applications. Position is funded by Tribal general fund hard dollars, not grant funded soft dollars.

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