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A fisherman kicks up spray while shaking out a net on the Quinault River, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)The Quinault, historically known as skilled fishers and hunters who traveled the water for trading, ceded millions of acres to the U.S. government more than 150 years ago in exchange for a roughly 200,000-acre reservation on the coast. The tribe was promised peace and a permanent home,

But now a key section is threatened.Taholah is close to the ocean and rests on estuary soils and fill that are infiltrated more easily by saltwater. With tidal ranges that average 9 feet, the sea level rise that is expected to accelerate in coming years will have significant impact, said John Callahan, climate scientist for NOAA.Quinault has made flooding-related disaster declarations 26 times from 1957 to 2022, and they have become more frequent. About one-quarter have come since 2016, despite the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers raising the seawall by about 4 feet (1.22 meters) in 2014.

Marco Black Jr.,11, who lives near a seawall with his family feet away from the Pacific Ocean, watches his shot go through the basket as a neighborhood dog stands nearby, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Marco Black Jr.,11, who lives near a seawall with his family feet away from the Pacific Ocean, watches his shot go through the basket as a neighborhood dog stands nearby, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

A pair of eagles soar near a totem pole near the Quinault River, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the tribe’s reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

A pair of eagles soar near a totem pole near the Quinault River, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the tribe’s reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Barcelona’s Patri Guijarro, top right, reacts during the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

Barcelona’s Patri Guijarro, top right, reacts during the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)Barcelona fans support their team prior the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Barcelona fans support their team prior the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)Arsenal’s Katie McCabe, right, duels for the ball with Barcelona’s Ona Batlle during the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)