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Being Frank: Fisheries management more challenging every year
Each April for the past 35 years I’ve said the same thing: This was the most challenging North…
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Think About It: Puget Sound is not a sewer
We must stop treating Puget Sound like a sewer if we are going to restore the fish, shellfish,…
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Being Frank: Proposed state budget underfunds culvert replacement
Treaty tribes in western Washington are concerned that Gov. Jay Inslee’s two-year $54 billion budget now before the…
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Guest opinion: Ruling strengthens habitat protection
A recent Washington Supreme Court ruling has strengthened a state law aimed at protecting the waters, shorelines and…
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Guest opinion: We’re finding common ground for salmon
The strength of the late Billy Frank Jr.’s vision and leadership is once again being called upon to…
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Guest opinion: Move forward on water quality standards
In an unfortunate reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to reconsider our state’s new water quality…
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Guest opinion: Tribes release habitat recovery strategy
“As the salmon disappear, so do our cultures and treaty rights. We are at a crossroads and we…
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Guest opinion: To help orcas, eat chinook
Don’t stop eating or serving chinook salmon if you want to help recover southern resident killer whales.
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Guest opinion: Cooperation key to salmon recovery
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson didn’t have to take the culvert case all the way to the U.S.…
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Guest opinion: Tribes celebrate the return of salmon
Every spring and summer, many tribes throughout the region celebrate the return of the salmon and the beginning…
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Guest opinion: Cooperation spawns hope
“The spirit of cooperation must guide us. It is how we will be able to bring back the…
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Guest opinion: Habitat key for salmon and orcas
Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent executive order to recover southern resident killer whales is a good start if it…
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Guest opinion: Poor salmon returns expected
As the tribal and state co-managers begin the annual salmon season setting process, the effects of drought and…