Squaxin Island Tribe's Natural Resources

UPDATE:  Lacey City Council unanimously passed a resolution to sign the MOU last night.  That means all have agreed and the signing ceremony on Nov. 29th is on. The Olympia City Council voted unanimously to approve signing the MOU forming the Budd/Deschutes Environmental Stewardship Coalition tonight.  The City of Yelm and the Squaxin Island Tribal [...]

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Update:  Judge Paula Casey ruled in favor of the Squaxin Island Tribe to protect Johns Creek! Fish runs in Johns Creek, near Shelton, have been shrinking for years.  Wells are stealing water that should flow into Johns Creek.  Ecology has refused to stop new wells until it knows where wells can be safely drilled. So, [...]

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Some very interesting footage of the Governor discussing with her natural resources cabinet the role of ag in closing Samish Bay to shellfish harvest.  Let’s hope she applies as much pressure on her staff the next time a closure is proposed in Oakland Bay.

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KAMILCHE – A Thurston County Superior Court  ruled in favor of an effort by the Squaxin Island Tribe  to protect the Johns Creek Basin.  Squaxin filed suit  last year asking the state to impose a moratorium on  drilling new wells until the state determines if water  is legally available to supply those wells. Judge Paula [...]

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Passed out of committee on to Way & Means. We might get this out of the Senate!

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Tuesday, February 15th, 10AM, Senate Hearing Room 4, J.A. Cherber Building.  The Senate Environment, Water and Energy Committee will hold a hearing on SB 5757.  The Squaxin Island Tribe will testify in support of the bill. From the Squaxin perspective, the bill will provide funding to help local jurisdictions make  science-based decisions on water availability [...]

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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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Squaxin Island natural resources staff, along with the Mason Conservation District, are exploring whether mushrooms can help fight water pollution in Puget Sound: Mushrooms might help treat one of the most widespread causes of water pollution — fecal bacteria from human and livestock waste in stormwater runoff. And if it works, the system can be [...]

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For the full story on Shelton Harbor biological restoration, go here.

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A drawing of the Shelton Harbor shoreline in the late 1800′s or early 1900′s….

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