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March 2025 Newsletter
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Paddle to Elwha 2025
Paddle to Elwha, August 1st-5th, 2025 – ʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕ Strong People Welcome Canoe Families! The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is the proud host of the Annual Tribal Canoe Journeys for 2025 and we are ramping up to welcome you to our territory to Potlatch with us. The revival of the canoes happened during the Centennial celebration for Washington State and the highways of our ancestors have been re-opened with an annual tribal canoe journeys. It was during this time in 1989 that Mr. Frank Brown, Heiltsuk Nation challenged all canoes to Paddle to Bella Bella, BC! From that point on, …READ MORE
February 2025 Newsletter
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January 2025 Newsletter
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Engineered Log Jam Tour and Planting Fall Events
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s Natural Resources Department is hosting several Engineered Log Jam tours and planting events: LEKT’s Natural Resources Department will be hosting an LEKT community Engineered log jam tour/planting event on Wednesday, November 6th from 10 AM- 2PM at the newly constructed Ranney Reach engineered log jams. These engineered log jams were constructed in order to improve salmon habitat and floodplain function. If interested in joining this event, please email: allyce.miller@elwha.org or call (360) 457-4012 ext:7489 Clallam Conservation District is partnering with LEKT to host the following two volunteer events: 1) Engineered log jam tour/planting event on …READ MORE
2024 Primary Election Recommendations
Federal Partisan Office US Senator Maria Cantwell Congressional District 6 US Representative Hilary Franz State Partisan Office Governor Bob Ferguson Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck Secretary of State Steve Hobbs State Treasurer Mike Pellicclotti State Auditor Pat (Patrice) McCarthy Attorney General Manka Dhingra Commissioner of Public Lands Patrick DePoe Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer Legislative District 24 State Senator Mike Chapman Legislative District 24 State Representative Position 1 Nate Tyler Legislative District 24 State Representative Position 2 Steve Theringer County Partisan Office County Commissioner District 2 Kate Dexter Judicial Nonpartisan Office Supreme County Justice Position 2 …READ MORE
Charles Road Closure for Paving on 7/12
On Friday, July 12th the second and final phase of construction on Charles Road will take place. Workers from Lakeside Industries will start at approximately 7:30 a.m. laying asphalt on the graded road. The asphalt will run from Lower Elwha Road to the end of public access. Once they begin work, Charles Road will be closed to ALL traffic for a minimum of 24 hours. Residents are asked to plan ahead for this closure. Social Services staff and visitors will need to use the driveway on Lower Elwha Road and refrain from parking near the construction area.
FIREWORK NOTICE 2024
Due to the danger of fire, we are asking tribal community members to light and display fireworks on the beach for 4th of July celebrations. Be Prepared, Be Safe, and Be Responsible Keep Water Nearby Do not use fireworks on or near dry vegetation or combustible Be cautious when lighting fireworks when conditions are The wind could blow a burning spark and set another area on fire. Please remove all garbage and clean up belongings from the beach afterwards. Your help is greatly appreciated! LEKT Fireworks Notice 2024 (PDF)