Why the Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington is buying up farmland

NPR | By John Ryan

Published April 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT

The Stillaguamish Tribe north of Seattle is returning farmland to the sea to save salmon and help floodproof a community that's struggled with rising tides due to climate change.

John Ryan

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