The Coquille Indian Tribe will soon be putting nearly $8 million in federal grant funding to work on salmon recovery and watershed projects, the tribe said Monday in a media release.
The tribe received two major NOAA grant awards this year, including a $4.249 million Barrier Removal Grant and a $3.608 million Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund Grant.
Natalie Wilson of the Coquille Indian Tribe has a boots-on-the-ground approach to logging that connects her to the land of her ancestors on the Southern Oregon Coast.
Wilson, a fish and wildlife biologist and the tribe’s subsistence harvest program manager, inspects every tree to determine which will remain standing and which will be cut down…
After more than three years of work, one of the Pacific Northwest’s busiest airports is set to reopen its main terminal on Wednesday. And it’s not going to look like your typical, industrially sterile US airport.
The emphasis on local resources and culture extends to the first inhabitants of the area. Some of the wood sourcing came direct from tribal lands.
Sunset Magazine – August 15, 2024
Portland Tribune – August 12, 2024
The 3rd annual Smallmouth Bass Derby is underway, and the public has a chance to win up to $5,000 for the bass they catch.
Hosted by Coquille River STEP Association and in partnership with the Coquille Indian Tribe, the derby is helping the recovery of salmon and other important species by ridding the river of invasive smallmouth bass.
For the Coquille Indian Tribe, the death of a juvenile gray whale following an orca attack has much deeper cultural significance. That is why the tribe offered to handle the taking and processing of the mammal off Tish-A-Tang Beach in Bandon, Oregon.
Yahoo! News/Sacramento Bee – May 9, 2024
Central Oregon Daily News – May 9, 2024
Starting Spring 2024, visitors to the Portland International Airport (PDX) will get to experience a sustainable trend in forestry. They will also be able to tell exactly where the wood came from: the ancestral lands of the Coquille Indian Tribe in Southwestern Oregon.
The Coquille Indian Tribe has been selected as a 2023 Forest Stewardship Council U.S. Leadership Award winner.
KQEN Radio – December 15, 2023
How sourcing Northwest wood for PDX’s new roof helps the environment and rural economies.
