Upcoming Events: Saturday, September 16 1-4pm Tribal Artists, Elaine Grinnell Family and Jamie Valadez will be demonstrating basket weaving. Saturday October 14 1-4pm Demonstrations by wool blanket weaver, Kelly Sullivan (Port Gamble) and button blanket maker, Celeste (Jamestown). Saturday October 21 1-4pm Exhibit closing celebration. Gathering to honor the artists.
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September 2023 Newsletter
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Sediment Grab Volunteer Callout
Volunteers needed at Natural Resources: September 11-14. 10AM- 2PM. LEKT Fisheries biologists are collecting sediment samples from the Elwha River estuary to understand the role of the benthic community to support salmon diet. Volunteers are needed to help sort sediment samples & identify critters. Come help us learn what’s hiding in the mud! Sediment Grabs …READ MORE
Salmon Streams Are Closer Than You Think
LEKT Natural Resources Fisheries staff climb over the guardrail along highway 101 above the culvert that allows Tumwater Creek to flow beneath it to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The creek is nearly invisible from the road and they make their way down the steep banks to the narrow drainage, dropping gear on a …READ MORE
Introducing the LEKT Camp Crier App – Stay in the know…
Stay in the know, keep connected, and be prepared! We are excited to announce the release of the Lower Elwha Klallam Camp Crier mobile application, a communication tool for our community. Download the Lower Elwha Klallam Camp Crier app now for IOS in the App Store and on Google Play for Android. All Tribal Department …READ MORE
Summer Youth in Natural Resources Share Their Experiences
Bridget Weed is in her second Summer working with the Wildlife team at Natural Resources and has spent most of her time helping maintain camera traps and analyze the photo data that is collected, but has also had the opportunity to join attempted cougar captures as a part of the Olympic Cougar Project. Bridget says …READ MORE
Creations By the Klallam People
Field Arts & Events Hall – Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe In the spirit of collaboration, friendship, and education, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Field Arts & Events Hall have partnered to produce the very first show held in the new gallery at Field Hall showcasing Nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm artists from the Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, …READ MORE
July 2023 Newsletter
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2022 Water Quality Consumer Confidence Reports are now available!
Warm Weather Is Here! Please Do Your Part to Conserve Because Water Conservation Takes All of Us! Did you know: Less than 1% of all the water on Earth can be used by people? The average household uses more than 300 gallons of water per day? It takes three thousand gallons of water and our …READ MORE
Elementary school students participate in historic release year for the House of Salmon
I crouched down with my camera ready to capture the moment of release, but rather than the right out of the gate scene I expected, the fish remained still. Familiarity with their rearing environment and their schooling behavior both support the (somewhat anticlimactic) slow reaction of the smolts to realize their opportunity to enter into …READ MORE