In the Pacific Northwest, Lummi Nation has kept their ancient knowledge and schelangen (shuh-LANG-un; “way of life”) alive by transmitting their cultural knowledge, worldview, and traditions to the next generation. Watershed management is particularly important to the Lummi community because of the abundance of one of their most culturally important food sources, salmon, which depends on watershed health and quality.
![In 2019, Lummi Nation students engage in meaningful watershed educational experiences and related stewardship activities including measuring water quality, planting native plants to restore habitat, raising salmon in the classroom for release in a nearby stream, and observing the spring fishery by tagging and tracking Chinook salmon returning to their natal spawning grounds. (Image credit: Paul Cline) In 2019, Lummi Nation students engage in meaningful watershed educational experiences and related stewardship activities including measuring water quality, planting native plants to restore habitat, raising salmon in the classroom for release in a nearby stream, and observing the spring fishery by tagging and tracking Chinook salmon returning to their natal spawning grounds.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2020/Nov/salmon%20in%20the%20classroom%20%281%29.jpg?itok=HBYXEkC5)
In 2019, Lummi Nation students engage in meaningful watershed educational experiences and related stewardship activities including measuring water quality, planting native plants to restore habitat, raising salmon in the classroom for release in a nearby stream, and observing the spring fishery by tagging and tracking Chinook salmon returning to their natal spawning grounds. (Image credit: Paul Cline)