Squaxin Island Tribe's Natural Resources

This Friday, oral arguments will be heard in Squaxin Island Tribe v. Gregoire, a lawsuit the tribe filed last year to protect Johns Creek. For years the tribe has been urging the state to do the right thing and halt new well drilling in the Johns Creek basin. Last year, the tribe asked the governor [...]

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Over the last few weeks WDFW and Squaxin Island Natural Resources staff have been busy spawning hatchery Fall Chinook returning to the Tumwater Falls Hatchery.  Pictures from Wednesday October 6th, 2010 spawning.  Video Clip Approximately 3,000 adult Chinook (1,500 females/1,500 males) are needed to return to the hatchery for spawning to continue the program.   Eggs [...]

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Gary Chittim from Seattle’s King 5 TV wonders if the increased coho smolt production documented in Goldsborough Creek after removal of a small dam in 2001 will be also be achieved with the  salmonids in the Elwha River when much larger dams are removed in the near future… See:  http://www.king5.com/news/environment/Shelton-Area-Creek-Provides-Preview-to-Elwha-Dam-Removal–95454479.html

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Over the last couple of weeks Squaxin Island Natural Resources have released approximately 1.8 million coho smolt from the Net Pen facility located in Peale Passage.      “Our hope is these coho live a healthy life through out their journey   through the Puget Sound into the ocean and return back as 8 lbs adults for the [...]

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Construction of the new day house for the net pens is underway.   The first step before building the house was to assemble the new pontoons that we purchased from Ferguson Plastics. Over the next couple of months we will update with pictures of the construction of the day house.

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GOLDSBOROUGH DAM SITE IN 2006 SHELTON – The Squaxin Island Tribe will use a nearly $1 million federal grant to further restore Goldsborough Creek, one of the largest and most important salmon streams in deep South Sound. “This grant gives us the ability to address the health of Goldsborough Creek on several fronts,” said John [...]

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April 1st- Smolt Trap Update: Yesterday we were able to get the traps  fishing again only to let the blow out panels lose today. With another big spring storm scheduled to hit Western Washington early Friday morning, we are preparing for the worst and want to save Skookum and Cranberry traps from complete destruction. The [...]

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The Squaxin Island Natural Resources began installing smolt traps in five local streams this week.   This will be the eleventh year the Tribe has been doing smolt trap studies. Monday, March 22nd a rotary screw trap was installed on Goldsborough Creek and a weir panel trap was installed on Skookum Creek, Tuesday March 24th.   Over [...]

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