Tulalip Natural Resources Department image of near Tulalip estuary and uplands with urban development encroachment
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Sustaining our Traditions and Culture
Tulalip Natural Resources Department image of near Tulalip estuary and uplands with urban development encroachment
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Sustaining our Traditions and Culture
Tulalip Natural Resources Department image of near Tulalip estuary and uplands with urban development encroachment
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Sustaining our Traditions and Culture

Riparian Restoration

Streams, shorelines, lakes, and riparian areas are some of the most precious natural resources on and off of the Tulalip Reservation. These critical water resources sustain habitat, fisheries, and the Tulalip people. Native trees and shrubs adjacent to streams, lakes and wetlands provide habitat, food, nutrients, and increase water quality by providing shade and water filtration to benefit people, fish and wildlife. Invasive plants threaten the integrity of these valuable natural systems, and can also pose risks to public health.

The Restoration, Acquisition and Stewardship Program works both on and off the reservation within priority areas to plant and maintain native trees and shrubs to enhance riparian conditions and benefit both people as well as the natural environment. This effort helps provide clean, cool water for healthy people and fish as well as provide ecosystem resiliency to global climate change on our riparian areas. It also helps suppress a variety of harmful non-native invasive species.

The Tulalip Reservation and surrounding area is known to contain a variety of harmful non-native plant species. Our program works closely with Snohomish County, the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington State University, and others in invasive species control efforts. Significant work has also been done to identify and quantify the extent of on reservation non-native plant infestations.

Primary invasive plant species of concern include:

  • Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
  • Scotch (Scot's) broom (Cytisus scoparius)
  • Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  • Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
  • Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii)
  • Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium)
  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Other invasive species of concern:

  • Common reed (Phragmites australis)
  • Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
  • Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)
  • Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
  • English ivy (Hedera helix)
  • Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon)
  • Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
  • Common periwinkle (Vinca minor)
  • Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)

Contact

Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources - Bloomerang donation button

Your donation will support this important work! We work with The Tulalip Foundation to identify and fund exciting projects. Click the below Donate button to be directed to The Tulalip Foundation donation page, and select "NR Restoration Program" from the "My donation is for" dropdown menu.

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A row of young trees with a thick bed vivid orange, red, and yellow fall leaves covering the ground
A group of people in overalls working together to plant saplings in rows on land by the bay
A newly constructed bridge spans over a restored creek area with the banks of it receiving saplings
A man carries two bundles of young Douglas Fir saplings in a double planting bag strapped over his back
A bearded man kneels on the ground, planting a Douglas Fir sapling in a field to help restore the land
A smiling man kneels next to an evergreen sapling just planted, holding his shovel beside him
A person carries saplings in double planting bags slung over his back with others walking beside him carrying their shovels
A man bends over, placing potted saplings in strategic spots to plan the spaces for planting
A beautiful close-up of a newly planted Douglas Fir's upper portion with a blurred background
A man stands in the back of a truck overlooking potted Douglas Fir in gallon pots carefully stacked in the cargo bed
Two people lift 12 potted Douglis Fir saplings in gallon pots on a carrier to move to the planting area
Various types of cut-up twigs are tied into bundles sit lined-up ready for clearing to plant saplings
Volunteers work in a field to prep for planting trees that sit ready in containers
A new bridge sits over a culvert with volunteers planting trees along the terrain of the creek banks
A man smiles as he places dirt at the base of a freshly planted maple tree
Aman in green overalls works the ground and is planting trees to restore nature back to its natural state
Two men work along a creek near a newly culvert and bridge, restoring the bank terrain to its natural state
Volunteers restore nature along a creek near the mouth of the water where it empties into the bay

Partners

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Tulalip Natural Resources Department line art image of forest or wetland area