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You heard the big news yesterday that king salmon have been observed up at Altair. Well, I would like to add to that that on a snorkel survey, juvenile chinook salmon were observed at the [Olympic National] Park boundary.
Mike McHenry, fisheries habitat biologist with the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe at the four-day Elwha River Science Symposium.
08/29/12
elwha  dam removal  tribes  Chinook  salmon  Olympic National Park  environment  water 
More on the return of king salmon to the Elwha River, as the dams come down. nativevoice: The Kings Return! Chinook salmon seen above the Elwah River “This has been an extremely exciting summer. First we see a renewal of a culture with the uncovering of the creation site of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, and now we see the renewal of the legendary chinook in Olympic National Park.” click to article

More on the return of king salmon to the Elwha River, as the dams come down.

nativevoice:

The Kings Return! Chinook salmon seen above the Elwah River

“This has been an extremely exciting summer. First we see a renewal of a culture with the uncovering of the creation site of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, and now we see the renewal of the legendary chinook in Olympic National Park.”

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08/22/12

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dam removal  elwha  salmon  Chinook  klallam  tribes  Olympic National Park 
Source: nativevox.blogspot.com
Rachel Hagaman of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe places two king salmon on a bed of cedar boughs during a traditional ceremony to welcome the salmon back to the Elwha River. — Photo by Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Rachel Hagaman of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe places two king salmon on a bed of cedar boughs during a traditional ceremony to welcome the salmon back to the Elwha River. — Photo by Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

08/20/12

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salmon  elwha  dam removal  Port Angeles  tribes  Klallam 
Source: peninsuladailynews.com
Vanishing Elwha Reservoirs Reveal Long-Buried Sites
08/10/12

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washington  elwha  environment  tribes  culture  sacred 
Source: nps.gov
Conservationists Sue To Stop Planting Hatchery Fish In The Elwha
02/24/12

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Elwha  conservation  environment  river  hatchery  fish  salmon  tribes  earthfix 

A couple of slick videos from Andy Maser Films/American Whitewater…

Found this one above via Outside Magazine.

This video is from American Whitewater’s website.

01/25/12

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elwha river  Glines Canyon Dam  fly fishing  fishing  Lower Klallam  tribes  earthfix 
Source: outsideonline.com

Stories from the Lower Klallam Tribe from Northwest Indian News.

01/19/12

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elwha  Lower Klallam  tribes  hatchery  dam removal  salmon  earthfix 
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These coho are originally from the Elwha. They’ve been raising them in the tribal hatchery since 1978.
Pat Crain, chief fisheries biologist for Olympic National Park. More on EarthFix.
11/10/11

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coho  Elwha  river  original  tribes  hatchery  fish  Olympic National Park  earthfix 
Two-year-old Jordan Saluskin, a Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member, peaks over the edge of the Lower Elwha Dam during the ceremony to celebrate the removal of the dams. “This is what it’s all about,” his mother Harmony Arakawa said. Photo by Katie Campbell.

Two-year-old Jordan Saluskin, a Lower Elwha Klallam tribal member, peaks over the edge of the Lower Elwha Dam during the ceremony to celebrate the removal of the dams. “This is what it’s all about,” his mother Harmony Arakawa said. Photo by Katie Campbell.

11/3/11

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elwha  tribes  dams  dam removal  Klallam Tribe  earthfix 

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