Opinion
Guest Opinion: COVID-19 impacts tribal natural resources management, traditions
Like communities across Washington state, treaty Indian tribes are coping with what we all hope are the worst…
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Bieng Frank: A bold move on salmon habitat
The greatest obstacle to salmon recovery in western Washington is that we continue to lose salmon habitat faster…
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Guest opinion: Fixing habitat key to salmon recovery
Until we take real action to protect and restore salmon habitat, we are looking toward a future with…
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Being Frank: Pollution-based economy cannot be sustained
On April 16, as the coronavirus attacked communities across Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that…
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Being Frank: Cooperation is key to containing green crab invasion
Treaty tribes are encouraged by cooperative efforts with federal and state natural resources managers and others to monitor…
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Guest opinion: Groundfish management shows way to recovery
Twenty years ago, West Coast groundfish stocks such as sole and rockfish were in serious trouble. Decades of…
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Being Frank: We must demand a healthy Puget Sound
It would be easy to blame the Puget Sound Partnership’s failure to clean up Puget Sound on a…
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Guest opinion: Leadership, cooperation, commitment will recover salmon
Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington are greatly encouraged by
Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent commitment to challenge the…
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Being Frank: Salmon coalition a return to cooperation
The Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Coalition is looking forward to another year of working together to accomplish responsible…
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Being Frank: Habitat work shows promise of salmon recovery
Treaty tribes are encouraged by fish passage improvement projects in the Puget Sound region and other projects that…
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Being Frank: Tribes outraged by EPA move to roll back improved water quality standards
Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington state are outraged that the Environmental Protection Agency is advancing the agenda…
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Guest opinion: Hatchery movie misguided, inaccurate
The Coastal Watershed Institute, Waters West, Todd Fisher Art and the Landing Mall in Port Angeles will screen…
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Guest opinion: Politics, not science behind water quality rollback
I don’t know how you can be against clean water, but some of the industries in our state…