Washington's "Gray Ghost" Battles Extinction
Mike Bartlett, field coordinator for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, uses a tangle net to catch, but not kill, steelhead for data collection on the Skagit River. The fish was soon released back into the river.
Lynda Mapes is an award-winning writer who, during her 27-year tenure as a reporter at The Seattle Times, has written numerous stories about natural history, the environment, and Native American tribes. In addition to her newspaper career, she is the author of numerous books, including the 2022 Washington State Book Award Winner Orca: Shared Waters Shared Home.