Timber, Fish and Wildlife

Wildlife Program

Working together to Preserve, Promote and Protect our Sche Lang en

The Wildlife Program seeks to defend and protect treaty rights related to wildlife management, hunting, and gathering, as well as maximize and protect wildlife, hunting, and gathering resources and opportunities.

Free hunter education course!

This course is a free online alternative to the Washington state course available to tribal members.

https://nra.yourlearningportal.com/Course/HuntersEdActivityInfoNAPage

Recent/Ongoing Projects

Lummi wildlife staff collaborated with Point Elliott Treaty Tribes and state co-managers to complete aerial surveys in March of this year.Lummi wildlife staff collaborated with Point Elliott Treaty Tribes and state co-managers to complete aerial surveys in March of this year.
This group of elk was spotted from the helicopter at the Skookum Hatchery during elk surveys to monitor the North Cascades Elk Herd population.This group of elk was spotted from the helicopter at the Skookum Hatchery during elk surveys to monitor the North Cascades Elk Herd population.
As part of the North Sound Motus Collaborative project Lummi is now hosting two "Motus" stations which pick up radio-tagged birds as they fly past. These types of stations work together to reveal more about migration patterns and areas of use for different birds. Data collected through this project can be viewed on motus.org!As part of the North Sound Motus Collaborative project Lummi is now hosting two 'Motus' stations which pick up radio-tagged birds as they fly past. These types of stations work together to reveal more about migration patterns and areas of use for different birds. Data collected through this project can be viewed on motus.org!

Wildlife Program Staff

Emily Wirtz -- Wildlife Program Manager/Biologist email: EmilyCW@lummi-nsn.gov

Sophia Rice -- Wildlife Technician II          email: SophiaR@lummi-nsn.gov

Tarah Strachan -- Wildlife Veterinary Assistant   email: TarahS@lummi-nsn.gov

Office Phone -- (360) 384 - 7176