https://www.swinomish-climate.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551654341515-FV9YUV6FLFFEPO7LK5M7/SwinClimate_Fisheries_P7110007.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551665523002-ASH9VNMMG8564RVI4VE7/SwinClimate_DEP_Home_DJI0376.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551665077118-8SU28T8NJ8WG1B3IG0BX/SwinClimate_4EmMgmt_Home.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557274089793-2M7GA08L44D28H92JMEQ/SwinClimate_CCI_LandMgmt_Cover.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551666240443-IE19JHJK2WMELE0TOK1H/SwinClimate_Wildlife_MtnGoats_MtBaker_Home.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551667784896-XVCK294AZ2K05GKHX8VF/SwinClimate_SC2_Home.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551655457679-02KYGP1HSGX35W4G7XX3/SwinClimate_Home_CreditLandMgmt.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1556725823292-QAYHTV28GFDX25179J7E/image-asset.jpeg Home https://www.swinomish-climate.com/swinomish-climate-change-initiative daily 0.75 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557275599288-J5493S7706GHGQS1HIK1/2010_SITC_CC_AdaptationActionPlan.jpg Swinomish Climate Change Initiative 2007 Swinomish Senate established nation’s first tribal climate change initiative 2009 The Climate Change Impact Assessment Technical Report and Skagit Climate Science Consortium (SC2) created 2010 Climate Adaption Action Plan https://www.swinomish-climate.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-05-16 https://www.swinomish-climate.com/emergency-management daily 0.75 2019-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600534305-J0PZ5EH23EOHKYDU5OKN/SwinClimate_2EmMgmt_IMG_2364.jpg Emergency Management Emergency management training hosted by the Swinomish Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600531318-GWAK3U8Q4B4FIZX66P9N/SwinClimate_1EmMgmt_IMG_1759.jpg Emergency Management Community Emergency Response Team emergency response trailer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600534753-DJV2858MLEHQKBQK9UUK/SwinClimate_3EmMgmt_Gen_2838.jpg Emergency Management A new generator was installed in preparation of power outages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600538273-8KG6C5HS08DJEHZBWO24/SwinClimate_5EmMgmt_IMG_2210.jpg Emergency Management A dry cache of emergency food provisions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600547073-A4PVHTCFREMP3UC9N4JK/SwinClimate_6EmMgmt_IMG_0555.jpg Emergency Management The Swinomish Utility Authority better secured the Tribe’s water supply by building a new 200,000+ gallon water tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600551048-YSWYR3Z3KVUTA9RXAVJ9/SwinClimate_7EmMgmt_IMG_0554.jpg Emergency Management The Swinomish Utility Authority also secured an emergency generator, enabling the ability to pump water if electricity is otherwise inaccessible. https://www.swinomish-climate.com/hunting-and-gathering daily 0.75 2019-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550620277127-G0IE4SOPBN9IICS1XAE9/SwinClimate_HuntGather1_20160712_101033.jpg Hunting and Gathering The Hunting & Wildlife Program also works with tribal youth to teach how to harvest cedar from selected private and public forests. Photo: Brandon Nickerson & Vallentino Villaluz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550620278487-CWPSPSIPPVZ1FPVYXL77/SwinClimate_Wildlife_Cougar.jpg Hunting and Gathering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550620280402-DG751P0333KCMN3EZ5RN/SwinClimate3_Wildlife_BullsSparring.jpg Hunting and Gathering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550620292836-1HTR2Y61JT7ZPR0RUB17/SwinClimate4_Wildlife7_MtnGoats_MtBaker_2.jpg Hunting and Gathering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550620290357-F9AEDCQLIK6J5UWF13SK/SwinClimate5_Wildlife8_MtnGoats_MtBaker_3.jpg Hunting and Gathering The Hunting and Gathering Program participates in annual helicopter survey flights to estimate elk abundance in the greater Skagit River Valley area. Data from these surveys will provide wildlife managers with the information they need to assess the effect the climate change on population size and distribution of this important game species in the future. Photo: Brandon Nickerson https://www.swinomish-climate.com/skagit-climate-science-consortium daily 0.75 2021-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551670223056-NU5V0UE9AN9FWG8HK8WP/SwinClimate_SC2_WinterFreezingLevels.jpg Skagit Climate Science Consortium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1551670874774-1OS7W2L8YVMX22BXFZFE/SwinClimate_SC2_SpiderGraphic.jpg Skagit Climate Science Consortium https://www.swinomish-climate.com/annual-report-text-2 daily 0.75 2017-02-09 https://www.swinomish-climate.com/fisheries daily 0.75 2021-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1561004575154-IF7SKXDP3M5EO9Q56KLK/Swinomish_TestFishery1.JPG Fisheries - English sole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557956631817-R53GJK6VPZSNDDAMB29Z/Swinomish_TestFishery2.JPG Fisheries - Pacific spiny lumpsucker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557955458086-CUBLYLUA5IRJ2G8KP3OI/SwinClimate_1Fisheries_P3090013.JPG Fisheries Swinomish Fisheries staff pose next to bags of Pacific oyster shell “seeded” with young Olympia oysters. The Olympia oysters were left in the bags in the intertidal zone for a year in order to protect the young oysters from predators. Staff came back after a year and spread the larger oysters in targeted restoration areas. Photo: Swinomish Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557955470102-R90NC8DA97BG8126SUNZ/SwinClimate_2Fisheries_P5060106.JPG Fisheries This Pacific oyster shell is seeded with juvenile Olympia oysters called “spat.” These shells were placed on beaches on the Swinomish Reservation where they could grow and reproduce. 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Photo: Swinomish Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557965144445-N4FSDTIVQLI2WPSUQHML/Courtney1.JPG Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557965161926-SJIZ3DOS3P2TDC2WXKR6/Courtney2.JPG Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557965175573-2IBDJNW4ZSMPRCJ6020B/Courtney3.JPG Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557965204371-XLLQY8CQ1YDXR34LUGNY/Courtney4.JPG Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557965224625-3179U3504BH0OA4ZR7C1/Courtney5.JPG Fisheries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1557955840975-TJCUVJ4A2F1J7A1FNDSW/SwinClimate_5Fisheries_P7110007.jpg Fisheries The Fulford Harbor clam garden is a half a mile long and supports a diverse marine community. 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Photo: Courtney Greiner https://www.swinomish-climate.com/environmental-protection daily 0.75 2019-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558030113762-K49FVDTB5W91BTF98EMG/SwinClimate_DEP_LoneTree1.jpg Environmental Protection Lone Tree restoration helped secure historic beach seining use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558030140856-N5MEMWAR94XB1A11Y8YS/SwinClimate_DEP_LoneTree2.jpg Environmental Protection Current condition after beach nourishment and restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558032109958-UR2C5OQGECV2Z4GDZDMP/SwinClimate_DEP_LoneTree4.jpg Environmental Protection Current condition after beach nourishment and restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558032129735-CRDLGYYSXGU9FNDD0ZGF/Swinomish_Archive_LoneTree_1963.jpg Environmental Protection Photo Courtesy of Museum of History and Industry/Swinomish Tribal Archive Photograph by: Tom Brunell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558026511665-H0BFB2DJMQ84REBPG0LQ/Swinomish_StructureRem_BeforeAfter.jpg Environmental Protection Before and after: tideland structures and restored beach area after structure removal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558027608987-V321T3QBL9X8Q4GPTVBX/20160310_083654.jpg Environmental Protection Climate change, through larger storm surges and flooding into higher areas, is already affecting the Swinomish Tribe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558027621211-AIB1CF0027SQKWOM6439/20160310_084245.jpg Environmental Protection Climate change, through larger storm surges and flooding into higher areas, is already affecting the Swinomish Tribe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558027633427-HTDP75GK6C20LL2GJN2E/20160310_084309.jpg Environmental Protection Climate change, through larger storm surges and flooding into higher areas, is already affecting the Swinomish Tribe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558027649316-DB54VXCEO6YZTG5IL6RM/20160310_084405.jpg Environmental Protection Climate change, through larger storm surges and flooding into higher areas, is already affecting the Swinomish Tribe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558027675355-0XB76UDDBF0BL6Q4X7PB/20160310_085401.jpg Environmental Protection Climate change, through larger storm surges and flooding into higher areas, is already affecting the Swinomish Tribe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1558028069795-9GQR9AKW0ECU10T3M9WN/20160310_085500.jpg Environmental Protection Climate change, through larger storm surges and flooding into higher areas, is already affecting the Swinomish Tribe. https://www.swinomish-climate.com/emergency-management-1 daily 0.75 2019-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600534305-J0PZ5EH23EOHKYDU5OKN/SwinClimate_2EmMgmt_IMG_2364.jpg Copy of Emergency Management Emergency management training hosted by the Swinomish Tribe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600531318-GWAK3U8Q4B4FIZX66P9N/SwinClimate_1EmMgmt_IMG_1759.jpg Copy of Emergency Management Community Emergency Response Team emergency response trailer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600534753-DJV2858MLEHQKBQK9UUK/SwinClimate_3EmMgmt_Gen_2838.jpg Copy of Emergency Management A new generator was installed in preparation of power outages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600538273-8KG6C5HS08DJEHZBWO24/SwinClimate_5EmMgmt_IMG_2210.jpg Copy of Emergency Management A dry cache of emergency food provisions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600547073-A4PVHTCFREMP3UC9N4JK/SwinClimate_6EmMgmt_IMG_0555.jpg Copy of Emergency Management The Swinomish Utility Authority better secured the Tribe’s water supply by building a new 200,000+ gallon water tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1550600551048-YSWYR3Z3KVUTA9RXAVJ9/SwinClimate_7EmMgmt_IMG_0554.jpg Copy of Emergency Management The Swinomish Utility Authority also secured an emergency generator, enabling the ability to pump water if electricity is otherwise inaccessible. https://www.swinomish-climate.com/community-environmental-health daily 0.75 2020-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf49ed7aa49a1587719f80f/1582253777660-E2H7KGLI5IKR0AFI81JM/20170201_IHI_InfographicFRESHE_LR.jpg Community Environmental Health The Indigenous Health Indicators (IHI) are a set of community-scale, non-physical aspects of health that are integral to Coast Salish health and wellbeing. The IHI reflect deep connections between humans, the local environment, and spirituality. IHI provide a template for resource-based communities to tailor in order to suit their own unique connections and health priorities. https://www.swinomish-climate.com/annual-report-text-2-1 daily 0.75 2022-05-27 https://www.swinomish-climate.com/annual-report-text-1-mentor daily 0.75 2025-05-06