Tribal members are working with state agencies to monitor the smelt population near the Oregon border and in the process are redefineing the human role in the management of marine protected areas. Want to learn more? Watch more Tending Nature at http://www.kcet.org/shows/tending-nature
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S1 E1: Protecting the Coast with the Tolowa Dee-ni’
Today many California coastal ecosystems are under threat from human caused toxification of our oceans caused by industrial and residential development. This episode journeys to the Smith River near the Oregon border to discover how the Tolowa Dee-ni’ are reviving traditional harvesting of shellfish such as mussels, and in the process, working with state agencies […]

Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and Marine Protected Areas
Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is a coastal tribe and stewards of the ocean.

Northcoast Marine Protected Areas
A compilation of science-oriented, youth-oriented, and native-oriented stories presented by Humboldt and Del Norte Marine Protected Area Collaboratives.

Dee’ni Sea Life
Learn the Tolowa words for 35 different sea creatures in this set of videos created by the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation. Each short video includes a picture of the creature and audio of the correct pronunciation.