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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:

Fisheries Harvest and Hatchery Management
Habitat Restoration, Watershed Management, and Ecosystem Recovery Planning
Monitoring and Assessment
Resource Protection

This work is conducted through four Natural Resources Department programs:

Natural Resources Projects and Requests

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

Wetland Restoration RFP

North Fork Nooksack River Boyd Reach Restoration Project

The Nooksack Tribe Natural Resources Department hereby announces the Request for Bids for the North Fork Nooksack Boyd Reach Restoration Project. Notice is hereby given that bids for the North Fork Nooksack Boyd Reach Restoration Project will be received as outlined in the Bid Documents until 4pm, June 10th, 2026. A mandatory pre‐bid site visit will be held on Wednesday, June 3^rd, 2026, at 9:30am for potential bidders and representatives of bidders. ALL potential bidders MUST attend the mandatory site visit. The site visit access and meeting location are being finalized and will be shared in the next few days.