tributary to Puget Sound in Snohomish County, Washington state, United States of America
Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it: The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional ...
npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5806062/washington-tribe-restore-wetlands-fish
Key FactsTribe Restores Wetlands to Save Chinook Salmon
May 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
- The Stillaguamish Tribe purchased 2,000 acres over 15 years, removing levees to convert farmland into wetlands.
- Restoration efforts at the Stillaguamish River mouth produced 230 acres of tidal marsh critical for recovering threatened Chinook salmon.
- The expanded floodplains help dissipate river surges, lowering infrastructure damage and maintenance costs for the surrounding communities.
- Conflicts between farming and habitat restoration persist, but new taller levees protect farmland from increasingly severe floods.
It is a bit of a bitter pill to swallow to buy back the land that we essentially traded for the resource, the fish, but it's what we have to do to get things back on track,— Scott Boyd, Stillaguamish Tribe deputy fisheries manager, discussing the tribe buying back land that was traded for the fish under the 1855 treaty
To mimic nests where salmon lay their eggs, scientists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife buried a series of boxes and chains in gravel across ... Show more
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