Poor summer steelhead run leads to shutdowns on Columbia
Early season optimism about the Columbia River summer steelhead runs have proven to be a little premature, and the states of Washington and Oregon …
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9th Circuit orders dam spills to protect migrating salmon, steelhead
A U.S. appeals court on Monday affirmed an order to spill more water over Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead …
Pesticides Imperil Endangered Salmon and Steelhead
Three commonly used pesticides pose a serious threat, even when used as recommended, to the survival of endangered salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia …
Court Approves Plan To Help Salmon By Spilling More Water Over Columbia River Dams
A federal judge has approved a plan to spill more water through dams in the Columbia River Basin this spring. It’s part of an ongoing lawsuit …
Columbia River: Great River of the West
On a soggy May morning, Bruce Ely and Jamie Francis stuffed a Chevy Blazer and set off east. Among the cameras, tripods and camping gear …
Ocean surveys show poor outlook for Columbia salmon
The current state of Columbia River salmon returns is not looking to improve anytime soon. Ocean conditions for salmon headed to sea this year are very poor, …
How we killed off the giant salmon of the Pacific Northwest in 50 years
Natural abundance has its limits, especially when you dam the path to the breeding grounds– as was the case with the giant Chinook salmon of …
Columbia summer steelhead in even worse shape than thought
An unprecedentedly low summer steelhead run on the Columbia River took a dramatic turn downward Monday when biologists from Oregon and Washington said the front …
This Just In From Planet Bullshit
WTF? A group that represents farmers is calling the costs of saving imperiled salmon in the largest river system in the Pacific Northwest unsustainable and …