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Posted on March 18 2012 Read more...

Book: Where the Salmon Run: the Life and Legacy of Billy Frank Jr.

Where the Salmon Run

Salmon Defense Is excited to announce the book “Where the Salmon Run: the Life and Legacy of Billy Frank Jr.” by Trova Heffernan. It will be released in late spring of 2012. Salmon Defense has been included in the book as one of Billy’s favorite non-profits.

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Posted on March 18 2012 Read more...

Thank You Nisqually Indian Tribe

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Thank You Nisqually Indian Tribe for continuing to be one of Salmon Defense’s strongest supporters. The Nisqually Charitable Fund has awarded Salmon Defense with a contribution of $47,450. We are honored and grateful for the continuous support and contributions the Nisqually Tribe has made on ...

Posted on September 7 2011 Read more...

“As Long As the Rivers Run” Update

This article and others can be found in the Summer 2011 Salmon Defense newsletter, which is available for download on the Newsletters page.

Salmon Defense is excited about progress on the “As Long as the Rivers Run (ALATRR)” project. More than 16 hours of timeless interviews ...

Posted on February 6 2011 Read more...

Salmon Defense Fundraiser: Reading of “Messages from Frank’s Landing”

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In conjunction with Billy’s 80th Birthday celebration, Professor Charles Wilkinson will be performing a reading from his book “Messages from Frank’s Landing: The Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way” at the The Squaxin Island Tribe’s Museum Library and Research ...

Posted on April 5 2010 Read more...

Salmon Defense Goes on the Road

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by Lois Allen, Salmon Defense Volunteer

Salmon Defense took to the road recently to talk about our region’s precious salmon resources and build funding to protect them. Our road trip to the Rumsey Rancheria in Brooks, Calif., was quite an adventure. We started out by meeting at the headquarters of the ...

Posted on April 5 2010 Read more...

Nisqually Tribe Invests in Salmon Future

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The Nisqually Tribe awarded Salmon Defense $25,000 to support the updating and repackaging of “As Long as the Rivers Run” and invest in the growth of Salmon Defense as a regional organization important to protecting and recovering our region’s salmon.

This generous contribution, combined with others from the Muckleshoot Tribe and ...

Posted on April 5 2010 Read more...

Legal Challenge of Municipal Water Rights

Salmon Defense is supporting a legal challenge of the 2003 Municipal Water Law (MWL) passed by the Washington State Legislature that threatens instream flows critical to salmon.

The MWL retroactively expands water rights held by public and private water purveyors at the expense of stream flows important for salmon and steelhead ...