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Tribal Gillnet Research Fishery In John Day Pool Explores Feasibility Of Removing Non-Native Fish Preying On Salmonids, Sturgeon

A limited Tribal gillnet research fishery targeting non-native fish in backwaters of the John Day Dam reservoir was approved recently by the two-state Columbia River Compact.

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Corps Alters Dam Operations In McNary Dam Pool To Aid Water Birds Nesting; Grebes ‘Bird Of Conservation Concern’

Longtime UW Fisheries Scientist Describes Changing Themes In Salmon, Steelhead Conservation Research From 1970s To 2020s

WSDOT, Directed By Legislature, Studies Cost Of Grain Transport If Lower Snake Dams Breached; Expensive, More Released Carbon

Washington State Agencies, Tribes, Partners Removed Over 2 Million European Green Crabs In 2026, WDFW Says Sustained Trapping Working

While Ordered To Stop Summer Steelhead Hatchery Releases On North Santiam, Oregon Will Continue Program For Other Willamette Basin Rivers

A Founding Event’: First-Ever Recorded Nest For Any Sea Turtle Species On West Coast Observed In California

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Longtime UW Fisheries Scientist Describes Changing Themes In Salmon, Steelhead Conservation Research From 1970s To 2020s

In the 1970s key themes in salmon conservation research were logging, dams, harvest and hatchery-produced fish and their interaction with wild runs of fish.

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Corps Awards $12 Million Design Contract For Fish Passage Facility At Idaho’s Albeni Falls Dam, Aim Is To Restore ESA Bull Trout In Pend Oreille River

More Bad News On Columbia River Steelhead Return This Year, Less Than Half Of Preseason Forecast

Federal Court Halts Hatchery Summer Steelhead Releases In Oregon’s North Santiam River, Says Could Harm Declining Wild Winter Steelhead

Harvest Managers Add More Salmon Fishing Days For Columbia River, Poorest Steelhead Run On Record Gets Another Downgrade

Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Season Extended At Some Locations; Top Angler This Year Nets $133,000

Columbia River Steelhead In Trouble? 2026 Shaping Up To Be ‘One Of The Poorest Steelhead Returns In Modern History’

This Month in 2006 | CHINOOK FISHING GOING GANGBUSTERS, AND HITTING ESA LIMITS

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This Month in 2016 | Clues From Prehistoric Arid Periods In California: Is State’s Extended Drought The New Normal?

Clues from prehistoric droughts and arid periods in California show that today’s increasing greenhouse gas levels could lock the state into drought for centuries, according to a study led by UCLA professor Glen MacDonald.

Study Details Impressive Return Of Chinook Salmon To Reconnected Habitat In Klamath River Basin Two Years After Dam Removal

This Month in 2021 | Upper Missouri River Basin Study Identifies Strategies For Meeting Water Demands During Climate Change; Adjusting To Changing Runoff Patterns

Groundwater Pumping Can Reduce Streamflow For Salmon; Study Looks At How Cannabis Farming In California Dries Up Streams In Summer

Willamette Valley Drought Results In Low Federal Reservoirs, Balancing Act For Numerous Water Uses; ‘Worst Year Since 1949’

Cold Water (44 Degrees) From Dworshak Reservoir On North Fork Clearwater Keeping Lower Snake Cooler For Migrating Salmon

Draft Report On Future Water Supply Says Columbia Basin Groundwater Levels, Including Deep Aquifers, At Risk Of Decline; Prepare For Less Water In 2040s

03. wildlife

Corps Alters Dam Operations In McNary Dam Pool To Aid Water Birds Nesting; Grebes ‘Bird Of Conservation Concern’

A midsummer change to reservoir operations at McNary Dam near the Tri-Cities in Washington was successful at helping western and Clark’s grebes nesting and rearing, according to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

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Washington State Agencies, Tribes, Partners Removed Over 2 Million European Green Crabs In 2026, WDFW Says Sustained Trapping Working

This Month in 2016 | 574 Sockeye Make It To Redfish Lake, Over 1,000 Fish Released Into Lakes (Anadromous,Captive)

Reaching The Kids: New WDFW Kindergarten Curriculum Introduces Students To  Wildlife, Habitat

This Month in 2006 | GROUPS WANT MORE DETAILS ON FLOW AUG IN UPPER SNAKE REMAND

Birds And Salmon: Northwest Power/Conservation Council Gets The Stats On Avian Predation Of ESA Salmon Smolts

Drought Conditions Pushing Bears Into Places Normally Wouldn’t Visit When Natural Foods Abundant; IDFG Seeing More Bear Reports Than Usual

ODFW Responding To First Known Cases Of Respiratory Pathogen In John Day River Bighorn Sheep Herd, Exploring Options

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Corps Alters Dam Operations In McNary Dam Pool To Aid Water Birds Nesting; Grebes ‘Bird Of Conservation Concern’

A midsummer change to reservoir operations at McNary Dam near the Tri-Cities in Washington was successful at helping western and Clark’s grebes nesting and rearing, according to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

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A Founding Event’: First-Ever Recorded Nest For Any Sea Turtle Species On West Coast Observed In California

Study Of News Coverage Of Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Found More Explicit Connection Between Wildfires, Climate Change Than In The Past

WSU Study Shows Alaska Soils Warming Quickly, With Temperatures Rising Fastest In Permafrost Region, Accelerates Climate Change

This Month in 2006 | GROUPS WANT MORE DETAILS ON FLOW AUG IN UPPER SNAKE REMAND

Beaver Dam Analogues: Research Shows How ‘BDAs’ Increase Juvenile Salmon Survival, Adult Returns In Parched Klamath Basin Creeks

NOAA Fisheries Tracking Indicators That Will Signal El Nino’s Arrival On West Coast, Likely To Be Very Strong

Coastal Squeeze: UBC Review Shows How Rising Seas Threaten Shorebirds, Urges Planners To Give Coastal Wetlands Room To Grow Inland

05. indigenous

Tribal Gillnet Research Fishery In John Day Pool Explores Feasibility Of Removing Non-Native Fish Preying On Salmonids, Sturgeon

A limited Tribal gillnet research fishery targeting non-native fish in backwaters of the John Day Dam reservoir was approved recently by the two-state Columbia River Compact.

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WDFW, Cowlitz Tribe, Others Reintroduce Spring Chinook Salmon Into Upper North Fork Toutle River, First Time Since Mount St. Helens Eruption

This Month in 2016 | Burns Paiute Tribe Malheur River Resident Fish Program Sets The Table For Possible Return Of Salmon

Tribes Warn ‘Run Sizes Not Large Enough To Support Treaty Rights’ As Harvest Managers Set Fall Chinook Fishing Dates

This Month in 2016 | After Nearly 100 Years, Salmon Fishing Returns To Upper Malheur River For Burns Paiute Tribe

FERC Issues License For Proposed Pump Storage Project Near John Day Dam, Tribes, Conservation Groups Vow Continued Opposition

As Dispute Over Fish Accord Funds Lingers, BPA Says It Hopes To Continue Talks On Long-Term Funding For Fish/Wildlife Projects

BPA’s Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Salmon Recovery Projects) With States, Tribes Expire; Future Agreements, Use Of Carryover Funds Uncertain

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Longtime UW Fisheries Scientist Describes Changing Themes In Salmon, Steelhead Conservation Research From 1970s To 2020s

In the 1970s key themes in salmon conservation research were logging, dams, harvest and hatchery-produced fish and their interaction with wild runs of fish.

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This Month in 2006 | EARLY SIGNS POINT TO EL NINO AND WARMER, DRIER WATER YEAR

This Month in 2021 | La Nina Is Here For The Winter: Likely Cold, Snow For Northwest, Drier Farther South

Birds And Salmon: Northwest Power/Conservation Council Gets The Stats On Avian Predation Of ESA Salmon Smolts

Columbia River Steelhead In Trouble? 2026 Shaping Up To Be ‘One Of The Poorest Steelhead Returns In Modern History’

Beaver Dam Analogues: Research Shows How ‘BDAs’ Increase Juvenile Salmon Survival, Adult Returns In Parched Klamath Basin Creeks

This Month in 2021 | UBC Study: Climate Change Likely To Leave Arctic Predators With Shrinking Diet, Less Energy Gained For Foraging

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BPA Proposes Rate Increase To Recover Lost Revenue From Spill For Salmon At Columbia/Snake River Dams

The Bonneville Power Administration has filed an expedited rate case, seeking a $250 million rate increase that could result in a rise of 6.3 percent in its customers’ wholesale power rates for the remainder of its 2026-28 rate period. The federal power marketing agency said the proposed increase is to recover additional costs caused when…

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UW Study Shows Past Fossil Fuel Emissions Will Continue To Create ‘Climate Disasters’ For Years To Come

Group Seeks To Intervene To Oppose Proposed Underwater Data Center Off Maine Coast, Says Threatens Marine Wildlif

This Month in 2006 | GROUPS WANT MORE DETAILS ON FLOW AUG IN UPPER SNAKE REMAND

This Month in 2006 | AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY PUBLISHES ‘SALMON 2100’ BOOK

Study Shows Outfitting Wind Turbines With New Audio Deterrent System Can Reduce Raptor Collisions

This Month in 2006 | ADVISORY GROUP NAMED FOR WASHINGTON’S COLUMBIA RIVER PLAN

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Tribal Gillnet Research Fishery In John Day Pool Explores Feasibility Of Removing Non-Native Fish Preying On Salmonids, Sturgeon

A limited Tribal gillnet research fishery targeting non-native fish in backwaters of the John Day Dam reservoir was approved recently by the two-state Columbia River Compact.

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WSDOT, Directed By Legislature, Studies Cost Of Grain Transport If Lower Snake Dams Breached; Expensive, More Released Carbon

WDFW Issues Statement On Chehalis Tribes’ Intent To Cite Recreational Anglers On Section Of Chehalis River If Without Tribal Permit

This Month in 2006 | GROUPS WANT MORE DETAILS ON FLOW AUG IN UPPER SNAKE REMAND

This Month in 2021 | USFWS Proposes Removing Famous Snail Darter From ESA Listing, Populations In Four States

WDOE Issues Notice Of Environmental Violations In Longview Tank Failure, Untreated White Liquor Reached Columbia River

This Month in 2016 | Bill Includes Provision To Return ‘Ancient One’ (Kennewick Man) To ‘Appropriate Resting Place’

Murkowski Introduces ‘Fisheries Science Modernization Act’ Allowing NOAA Fisheries To Incorporate E-DNA Into Science Programs, Stock Assessments

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