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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Studying the Health of Sequim Bay
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is on the hunt for harmful algal blooms in Sequim Bay this summer so that they can get a better picture of how the explosions of micro organisms affect the bay. “We’re...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Assesses Recent Olympic Discovery Trail Damage
The Sequim Gazette reported on the efforts by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Dungeness River Audubon Center to assess and repair recent damage to a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail. This...
View ArticleWestern Washington Tribes Awarded Wildlife Grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced that more than $1.3 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants will be awarded to tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington for projects to benefit fish and...
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Jamestown S’Klallam, WDFW Boosting Pink Population in the Dungeness Watershed
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are working together to boost pink salmon populations in the Dungeness River watershed near Sequim. The...
View Article“Sequim” Mistranslated from Klallam Language and Corrected
The name “Sequim” apparently doesn’t mean “quiet waters” as so generally believed throughout the region, but meaning “a place for going to shoot.” This is according to Timothy Montler, a specialist in...
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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe prepares watershed for dike setback
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has been preparing a one-mile section of a dike within the lower Dungeness River for a major setback, preparing to open up the historic floodplains to water and salmon...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Tribe Snorkel Surveys Logjams in Dungeness River
Snorkeling the Dungeness River at night recently gave Byron Rot a new appreciation for the fish he works hard to protect. “The river is fast, steep and strong. It’s a hard river to crawl up while...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Tribe testing Jimmycomelately Creek for dissolved oxygen
While securely nestled within gravel beds, salmon eggs need proper levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) to survive. As part of monitoring the restored Jimmycomelately Creek, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is...
View ArticlePoor habitat decisions affecting Dungeness River residents
Federal and private dikes built along the lower Dungeness River in 1964 and 1983 have caused ever-increasing harm to salmon. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dike and a private dike built on each side of...
View ArticleMore eelgrass found in Sequim Bay than expected
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe recently learned that Sequim Bay is filled with more eelgrass than previously thought, and that’s good for the bay’s summer chum salmon, an ESA-listed species. “It’s a...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Testing for Shellfish Poison in Sequim Bay
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is testing a variety of shellfish species for Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP). After discovering dangerous levels of the toxin in Sequim Bay last summer, the tribe...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Tribe starts Washington Harbor restoration
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is restoring salmon habitat in the 118-acre Washington Harbor by replacing a roadway and two culverts with a 600-foot-long bridge. The 600-foot-long road and the two...
View ArticleTribes monitor Puget Sound for toxins
The Jamestown S’Klallam, Nisqually and Stillaguamish tribes are participating in the SoundToxins monitoring program to provide early warning of harmful algal blooms (HAB) and outbreaks of bacteria that...
View ArticlePDN: Jamestown S’Klallam Prepares for Climate Change
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Chairman Ron Allen wrote a piece for the Peninsula Daily News about the tribe’s effort to prepare for climate change. The tribe underwent an extensive study recently to...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Gathering Steelhead DNA for Database
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe wants to know which age class of steelhead is surviving best within the Dungeness River watershed. While checking smolt traps and conducting spawning ground surveys this...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam Tribe develops shellfish hatchery
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is developing its own shellfish hatchery to benefit both tribal and non-tribal shellfish operations in Puget Sound. The tribe plans to raise shellfish and grow shellfish...
View ArticleSequim Gazette: Tribe, State restoration work results in returning chum
The Sequim Gazette reported on this fall’s return of summer chum to Jimmycomelately Creek. Numbers aren’t as high this year as last year’s 8,000 fish that returned to the creek, but biologists credit...
View ArticlePDN: Heavy rains damage property, shift Dungeness River
The Peninsula Daily News reported how the recent heavy rains have damaged Sequim’s Railroad Bridge at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, of which the Jamestown Tribe is the property owner. The winter...
View ArticleSequim Gazette: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe concerned about water supply for...
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe natural resources director Scott Chitwood spoke with the Sequim Gazette recently about the tribe’s concern for water supply and salmon this summer following 2014-15’s mild...
View ArticleJamestown S’Klallam reconnects creek to strait to save fish
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is starting to see the effects of this year’s predicted low water flow in the Dungeness River Valley much sooner than anticipated. Tribal natural resources staff...
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