Some of the canoes in the annual Tribal Journeys are helping the U.S. Geological Survey monitor water quality in Washington.
Eric Day, a member of the Swinomish Tribe, has his “Spirit of the Salmon” canoe equipped with equipment to test water and to report conditions. Results are being posted daily at http://www.usgs.gov/features/coastsalish.
“It’s about who we are,” Day told The Bellingham Herald. “These are our highways. We still have people making a living on the water."
Nearly 30 tribes from the Pacific Northwest and Canada are taking part in the Tribal Journeys canoe trip.
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Native paddlers pull devices to monitor water quality
(The Bellingham Herald 7/14)
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