Jason Griffith

Fisheries Biologist

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Jason came to the Stillaguamish Tribe in 2000 after a circuitous route through the world of fisheries. A Washington native, he graduated from the University of Washington in 1997 with a Bachelor's in Fisheries, and worked seasonally for the University of Washington, U.S. Forest Service, and NOAA. With stints in Alaska, New Zealand, Montana, and the outer coast of Washington, Jason spent time working with everything from resident trout to Elephant seals. Working with salmon was always the end goal, however, and he has been enjoyed the opportunity to help the Stillaguamish Tribe bring back harvestable populations of Chinook and coho salmon.

Originally hired to run a smolt trapping project, Jason has branched out over the years into a variety of other areas. While still involved peripherally with the smolt trap, most of his time is spent managing tribal fisheries, serving on various technical advisory groups, monitoring salmon populations, planning and implementing a wide range of restoration projects, and writing grants to fund all of the above mentioned activities. This list is always evolving as the tribe refines its strategy to help speed the recovery of threatened salmon populations in the Stillaguamish.

When not at work, Jason has a wide range of interests that keep him out/in trouble. Climbing, photography, backcountry snowboarding, and working on an old house all take up a significant amount of his time- but not as much as his two young sons, Eli and Ezra. Jason and his wife, Kimberly, met in a Seattle Mountaineers climbing course, the family calls Mount Vernon home.