Natural Resources
Protecting, Recovering, and Sustainably Managing Treaty Natural Resources
The Natural Resources Department works in coordination with the Cultural Resources Department to fulfill the Tribe’s mission of protecting, restoring, and sustainably managing Treaty natural resources within the Tribe’s 780,000-acre Usual and Accustomed (U&A) Grounds and Stations area.
The Tribe’s U&A area spans from the international border to the north to Samish Bay to the south, and from the crest of the North Cascades to the east to the San Juan Islands to the west. The U&A area includes the Nooksack River watershed, Samish River watershed, coastal tributaries, and nearby marine waters to and including the San Juan Islands. Within the U&A area are important shellfish gathering areas including Drayton Harbor, Birch Bay, Semiahmoo Spit, and Bellingham Bay.
Natural Resources staff contribute to this mission under four categories:
This work is conducted through four Natural Resources Department programs:
RFP for Wetland Restoration Planning, Assessment and Design
The Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Department is advertising this RFP for a consultant to provide technical support to advance planning, feasibility assessment, and design of wetland and natural water storage restoration projects in the lower South Fork Nooksack River (SFNR) valley downstream of Skookum Creek. Submissions are due by close of business on 6/5/26
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Water Resources Program
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