Air quality concerns are growing as data center energy demands continue to rise. Since many data centers are located in Eastern Oregon, these communities are most at risk of facing the brunt of diesel air pollution caused by data centers. Read the full article from @opb.org: buff.ly/ivplZEU

Magic Canoe wants to hear from those of you in Salmon Nation. What’s a current environmental threat to your watershed? How is your Salmon Nation community mobilizing to address it and bolster the bioregion for future generations? #MagicCanoe #SalmonNation #CommunityAction

Last year, fluctuating environmental changes impacted lamprey migration patterns. Pacific lamprey are sensitive to temperature variance and require cold water to thrive. Read the full article: buff.ly/UEW4NNb @underscore-news.bsky.social @critfc.bsky.social

Salmon Nation is on fire.

ApiSave, a biotechnology company based in Burnaby, B.C., found a way to bolster honeybee health against parasites and disease.

Rooted Futures invites Indigenous students to explore future careers in: Forests, Land and Wildlife, Water and Fisheries, Government, Law and Treaty Protection, Data and Technology, and Cultural and Tribal Resources. Learn more: buff.ly/Wf4C2S4 @noaa.gov @nwifc.org

With wildfires across Oregon and Washington impacting Native nations in each state, communities have rallied together to support families impacted by the fires through supplies and monetary donations. Below is information on what and where to donate. www.underscore.news/land/wildfir...

Community Rallies for Wildfire Relief: How to Help - Underscore Native News

As wildfires burn through Native nations in Oregon and Washington, communities across both states have banded together to set up sites to donate and support families impacted by the fires.

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Researchers say that restoring Portland, Oregon's Ross Island is the solution to curbing frequent toxic bacterial blooms in the Willamette River. #WillametteRiver #RiverRestoration

For years, life was good for the Williams Family. Clients from around the world would arrive at their lodge in Southcentral Alaska to fish for king and silver salmon in the Alexander Creek watershed. #SouthCentralAlaska

A recent study confirms what tribes and Indigenous advocates have been saying: Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution. #LandStewardship #ClimateSolutions

A recent report shows that the Columbia Basin's water supply is increasingly vulnerable. Climate change, along with farming, increased groundwater consumption, and urban sprawl, is putting more pressure on the region’s water resources every year. Learn more: buff.ly/CZfVBmT

In central Washington, more than 6,000 logs are being dropped by helicopter along roughly 24 miles of rivers and streams in the Yakama Reservation and surrounding ceded lands. Read the full article, from @upworthy.com, to learn more: buff.ly/gNWT8dN

For more than 100 years, salmon have been absent from the Klamath Tribes’ waters. Earlier this year, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( @noaa.gov ), jointly offered a $5.9 million grant for tribal salmon restoration. #SalmonRestoration

The Tribal Youth Water Summit & Journeys in Creativity Pre-College Residency is coming up in August. The next generation of Indigenous leaders will learn how to effectively advocate for the health and sustainability of their communities’ water resources. Sign up: buff.ly/EqVvu0T

A third of transit agencies in Washington State operate without collecting fares. Which raises the question: Can free buses work elsewhere? Read the full article, from our friends at @thetyee.ca, to find out: buff.ly/64mh7H6 #PublicTransit #BusFare #CarbonEmissions

Is Fare-Free Public Transit Scalable in Salmon Nation? - Magic Canoe

A third of transit agencies in Washington State operate without collecting fares. Can free buses work elsewhere?

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Ellie Kinley of the Lummi Nation has devoted her life to protecting and honoring the abundance of the Salish Sea. Since time immemorial, her people have harvested clams, oysters, sea urchin, geoduck, and salmon in and around the San Juan Islands.

Poor snowpacks and warming river temperatures have led to a creative strategy to protect sockeye salmon in Idaho. Together, the Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Department of Fish and Game have implemented a trap-and-transport strategy. Read the full article to learn more: buff.ly/pGRoWi8

Recently, dozens celebrated the transfer of Bethany Lutheran Church to the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA). The site in Portland, Oregon, is to be converted into affordable housing for Indigenous elders. Read the full article from @opb.org: buff.ly/qpeZTkU #Landback

It’s an incredibly long and complicated road, but California tribes are taking the lead to bring grizzly bears back to the Golden State. #StoriesThatInspire #GrizzlyBears #CaliforniaWildlife

How might a regenerative economy rewrite the essential conversation between humans and Earth? Join a 90-minute virtual deep dive with Stephan Martineau, founding director and manager of Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative, as he walks us through his new book: Reimagining Civilization.

As America reaches 250 years old, we’re thinking about land acknowledgements and how they can be reimagined. Indigenous Leadership Desk writer, @cmariefuhrman.bsky.social, shares how we can rethink land acknowledgements by including context that is, too often, omitted. buff.ly/IDgZ3ff

As wildfires, floods, and other climate impacts accelerate, experts say our best chance of adapting may be accepting a simple truth: we can’t predict everything. Read the full article, courtesy of the @thenarwhal.ca, to learn how we can mentally prepare for the unknown ahead. buff.ly/WbUjdYK

Not long ago, a spring run on the Nooksack River was in peril. Chinook salmon experienced small returns – 18 fish were reported in 2015. After a brush with extinction, the population is on the mend, thanks, in large part, to Lummi Nation’s Skookum Creek Hatchery. Read the article: buff.ly/T7UBTyO

Andrea and Steve Gunner own and operate Rosebank Farms, a poultry farm in Armstrong, B.C. Nestled above the North Okanagan’s Armstrong Valley, the farm sits on a slope once known as “Drought Hill.”

In Alaska, “mariculture” centers around oysters and kelp, not the more controversial aquaculture practice of finfish farming, which is outlawed. Read the full article to learn why oyster farming has taken hold in Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/UUU2m3c Article by: @907808.bsky.social

We have something that will stop your doomscrolling in its tracks. Soothe your anxiety with our collection of inspiring, hopeful articles that present real, on-the-ground solutions to the climate crisis. Head over to our website to begin your reading journey: buff.ly/np2BHWU

Join the Indigenous Journalists Association for the 2026 Indigenous Media Conference July 22-24 in Portland, Oregon. The conference includes educational, networking, learning, and marketing opportunities that center Indigenous voices. Learn more: buff.ly/KdXfBqN @indigenousja.bsky.social

What would an Indigenous Law of the Sea look like? A Law of the Sea typically refers to what states can and can’t do in the ocean. The newly ratified “High Seas Treaty” creates a framework for ocean conservation that builds upon the Law of the Sea.

We want to hear from those of you living in Salmon Nation: where is your favorite place to enjoy nature in our bioregion? Take a photo and email it to us. We’re building a collection of special places to share with and inspire our online community. #MagicCanoe #CommunityAction

In October 2021, Greta Binford, an arachnologist, was hiking near Wahkeena Falls. She rolled over a rock and found a spider she didn't recognize. Recently, the new spider species received a Yakama naming ceremony to celebrate its discovery. Learn more: buff.ly/WbYxrFH @critfc.bsky.social