Natasha Brennan
McClatchy Northwest
nbrennan@mcclatchy.com
The Nooksack Indian Tribe has contracted to study the impacts of climate change, timber harvests, temperature change and sediment loading on stream temperature, mass wasting (or slope movement), summer flows and winter glacial retention since 2010 and has created adaptation plans for fish, fish habitats, wildlife, Indigenous foods, water supply and water quality.
The tribe and Whatcom County environmental leaders met via Zoom on Oct. 14,...