Replicable & Scalable Ideas

Creating new narratives for how to live well in Salmon Nation

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Replicable & Scalable Ideas

Creating new narratives for how to live well in Salmon Nation

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Determined People, Inspired Stories

Indigenous Leadership, From Magic Canoe

July 28, 2026

Each Name a Breath

When language meets landscape, it’s more than relationship. It’s kinship.

By: CMarie Fuhrman

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What Works, Environment

July 23, 2026

The Buzz Is Growing for This Booster of Bee Health

In its first month on the market, ApiSave sold 10,000 “patties” to help honeybees fight disease and parasites.

By: Josh Kozelj

New Economies, Climate, From Magic Canoe

July 21, 2026

Bought Peonies Recently? They’re Probably from Alaska.

How Alaska’s expanding peony flower economy is adapting to an unstable climate.

By: Paula Dobbyn

From Magic Canoe, Climate, Salmon

July 15, 2026

How Salmon Restoration Also Builds Wildfire Resilience

In Central Oregon, a new river restoration technique to repair habitat for salmon is creating an added benefit: wildfire refugia.

By: Tara Lohan

Salmon, Coastal Communities/Marine

July 9, 2026

‘Salmon Is Culture, and Our Culture Is Salmon’

Ellie Kinley of the Lummi Nation has devoted her life to protecting and honoring the abundance of the Salish Sea.

By: Ellie Kinley

The Great Bear: Photography from British Columbia’s Central Coast

Words & Photography by:
Owen Perry
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From Magic Canoe

Despite the ongoing, decades-long debate on whether to bring grizzly bears back to California, tribes are taking the lead, and it’s changing the discourse.

By Cameron Fenton

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The Tyee/What Works

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

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Collective learning

As Native students seek careers in conservation and Indigenous-led stewardship, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission has partnered with University of Washington to create a solution.

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Upcoming Events

Change comes through connection. On the ground. In person. Together. Take a look at our list of local events and join us to celebrate and co-create lasting solutions within Salmon Nation.

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Events

August 10, 2026
– August 13, 2026

2026 Changing Currents Tribal Youth Water Summit

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Events

August 19, 2026

Indigenous Agroforestry Network Quarterly Webinar

Join the Indigenous Agroforestry Network's upcoming webinar featuring James Calabaza with trees, water, and people as he discusses Indigenous practices, traditional knowledge, and regional practices happening in New Mexico, Oregon, and Hawaii.

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