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Scientists Review Long-Time Steelhead Hatchery Program Aimed At ‘Compensating’ For Fish Mortality Due To Lower Snake Dams

October 8th, 2025

A hatchery program designed to compensate for the loss of nearly half the historical abundance of steelhead returning to the Snake River caused by the installation and operation of dams in the 1960s is “highly effective,” according to a recently released review by a panel of scientists. The scientists added that the program practices good science, uses sound actions and is adaptable to the changing conditions in the river.

Massive Run Of Pink Salmon Filling Washington Rivers, Can Have Negative Impact On Other Fish, Killer Whales

October 8th, 2025

Washington is predicting a huge run of pink salmon into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound this year and is encouraging anglers to take advantage of the run while they are there. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is forecasting a run of pinks of nearly 7.8 million, up 70 percent over the 10-year average.

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Corps Preparing For Fall/Winter Reservoir Drawdowns In Willamette River Basin To Aid ESA-Listed Salmon, Steelhead, Required By BiOp

October 8th, 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is alerting Willamette Valley residents that it will begin drawing down reservoirs backed up behind some of its 13 dams in the river system, an action designed to aid the downstream migration of salmon and steelhead through the dams, but also one that has increased downstream turbidity that impacts city drinking water.

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Video Camera Captures First Image Of Salmon Passing Keno Dam On Upper Klamath River Since Four Dams Downstream Removed Last Year

October 8th, 2025

A video camera captured a Chinook salmon ascending the fish ladder at Keno Dam on the upper Klamath River last week (Sept. 24), the first picture of a salmon ascending the upper bays of the ladder since four hydroelectric dams were removed on the Klamath River last year.

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Federal Judge Orders USFWS To Reconsider Determination Streaked Horned Lark Not Threatened, Endangered; Less Than 2,000 Birds

October 8th, 2025

In response to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and Bird Alliance of Oregon, a federal judge found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2022 determination that the streaked horned lark is threatened and not endangered is unlawful. The court ordered the Service to reconsider within one year whether the lark warrants endangered species protections.