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

August 9, 2026/in 02. RIVER

Due to ongoing dry conditions at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, reservoirs are currently as low as 20 percent full (Cougar Dam on the Mackenzie River) while, overall, the 13 dams in the Corps’ Willamette Valley System stand at 48 percent full, according to a recent virtual public meeting held…

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NOAA Seeks Comments On Renewal Of Snake River Sockeye Hatchery Broodstock Program; Fish On Brink Of Extinction Since 1990s

August 9, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

Fishing Vessel Helps Free Severely Entangled Humpback Whale Off Oregon Coast; Jaw Permanently Open, Likely Won’t Survive

August 9, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

This Month in 2006 | OREGON, WASHINGTON TALLY SPRING CHINOOK HARVEST RESULTS

August 8, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

This Month in 2016 | Conservation Groups File Notice To Sue EPA Over Columbia/Snake Water Temperatures

August 8, 2026/in 08. LAW

This Month in 2021 | Study: Baby Marine Turtles’ Stomachs Packed With Plastic Debris, For Pacific Green Turtles Up To Nearly 1 Percent Body Mass

August 8, 2026/in 06. SCIENCE

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

July 31, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 05. INDIGENOUS

California Wants More Information On Southern Resident Killer Whales As It Considers Listing Under State ESA

July 31, 2026/in 08. LAW

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Steelhead Hitting The Columbia River In Low Numbers; Deschutes River Closed To Steelhead Angling, Other Rivers May Follow

August 9, 2026/in 01. FISHING

Oregon fisheries managers will close the Deschutes River to summer steelhead angling beginning Aug. 15, and other Oregon rivers may follow if the run of steelhead continues to arrive in the Columbia River in low numbers. The state’s Deschutes River Steelhead Management Framework requires that summer steelhead angling shut down if passage of the fish…

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British Columbia Research Shows Anglers’ Landing Nets Leading Cause Of Injuries Linked To Deaths Of Released Coho, Fish Die Days Later

July 31, 2026/in 01. FISHING

July 31, 2026/in 01. FISHING

UM Flathead Lake Biological Station Detects ‘Forever Chemicals’ At All Sampling Stations In Flathead Watershed

July 24, 2026/in 01. FISHING

New Idaho State Record For Northern Pike Caught In Lake Pend Oreille

July 24, 2026/in 01. FISHING

Want To Get Paid To Fish? Go Chase Walleye, Lake Trout On Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille As Part Of Angler Incentive Program

July 24, 2026/in 01. FISHING

Angler Lands New State Catch-Release Record For Lake Trout At Idaho’s Payette Lake: 43.25-Inch Fish

July 10, 2026/in 01. FISHING

With Drought, Summer Heat Anglers In Idaho Can Expect To Lose Some Fishing Opportunities

June 21, 2026/in 01. FISHING, 02. RIVER

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

August 9, 2026/in 02. RIVER

Due to ongoing dry conditions at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, reservoirs are currently as low as 20 percent full (Cougar Dam on the Mackenzie River) while, overall, the 13 dams in the Corps’ Willamette Valley System stand at 48 percent full, according to a recent virtual public meeting held…

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

July 31, 2026/in 02. RIVER, 04. WILDLIFE

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

July 24, 2026/in 02. RIVER

Corps Finalizes Operations for Willamette Valley Dams To Aid Salmon, Steelhead; Drawdowns, Spill

July 10, 2026/in 02. RIVER, 08. LAW

Single, Dead Invasive Quagga Mussel Found On Oregon Reservoir Shoreline, Monitoring Continues

July 10, 2026/in 02. RIVER

This Month in 2021 | FRIDAY (July 2 )UPDATE: Hydro/Fisheries Managers Initiate More Changes At Lower Snake Dams To Cool Water, Aid Endangered Sockeye

July 9, 2026/in 02. RIVER

Mainstem Columbia River Water Supply Forecast (Dalles Dam) Now At 88 Percent Of Normal, But Dire Conditions Showing For Many Tributaries

June 21, 2026/in 02. RIVER, 04. WILDLIFE

With Drought, Summer Heat Anglers In Idaho Can Expect To Lose Some Fishing Opportunities

June 21, 2026/in 01. FISHING, 02. RIVER

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NOAA Seeks Comments On Renewal Of Snake River Sockeye Hatchery Broodstock Program; Fish On Brink Of Extinction Since 1990s

August 9, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

Snake River fisheries managers are seeking to renew their sockeye salmon hatchery broodstock program designed to support the recovery of the Endangered Species Act-listed fish. NOAA Fisheries is seeking comments on the applications that include a hatchery and genetic management plan and an environmental assessment until Aug. 17. The HGMP describes a hatchery brood stock…

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Fishing Vessel Helps Free Severely Entangled Humpback Whale Off Oregon Coast; Jaw Permanently Open, Likely Won’t Survive

August 9, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

This Month in 2006 | OREGON, WASHINGTON TALLY SPRING CHINOOK HARVEST RESULTS

August 8, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

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

July 31, 2026/in 02. RIVER, 04. WILDLIFE

Groups Files Suit To Get Sunflower Sea Star Listed Under ESA; 90 Percent Decline, Key To Healthy West Coast Kelp Forests

July 31, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

This Month in 2006 | NEZ PERCE HATCHERY FUNDING RESTS ON ESA ‘CREDITING’ ISSUE

July 30, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 07. POWER, 08. LAW

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

July 30, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 05. INDIGENOUS

This Month in 2021 | USGS Study Says Greater Sage-Grouse Populations May Decline By 70 Percent If Horse Populations Unchecked

July 30, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE

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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

July 31, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 05. INDIGENOUS

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, in coordination with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, U.S. Forest Service, and conservation partners, have reintroduced spring Chinook salmon into the upper North Fork Toutle River watershed within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument for the first time since the 1980 volcanic eruption. In June, WDFW and project…

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This Month in 2006 | NEZ PERCE HATCHERY FUNDING RESTS ON ESA ‘CREDITING’ ISSUE

July 30, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 07. POWER, 08. LAW

Study Show Beavers Widespread In Pacific Northwest Estuaries, Tidal Wetlands, May Provide Important Habitat For Salmon

July 10, 2026/in 03. HABITAT

New Montana Study Uses Otoliths To Better Understand Which Streams In Swan Lake Basin Most Important For Bull Trout Recovery

July 10, 2026/in 03. HABITAT

Salmon Super Highway: Oregon Coast Coho Showing Improved Numbers With Restoration Of Fish Passage On Coastal Rivers, Streams

June 21, 2026/in 03. HABITAT

Removing Barriers To Fish Passage: UW Examines Process That Prioritizes Projects, Explores Whether Money Well Spent

June 8, 2026/in 03. HABITAT

OSU Study Shows After Klamath Dam Removals Agriculture, Conservation Interests Share Priorities That May Help Future Restoration

May 29, 2026/in 03. HABITAT

Dam Removals, Habitat Restoration, Past Fishing Closures Lead To First Salmon Fishing In Klamath River Basin In Three Years

May 17, 2026/in 01. FISHING, 03. HABITAT

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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

July 31, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 05. INDIGENOUS

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, in coordination with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, U.S. Forest Service, and conservation partners, have reintroduced spring Chinook salmon into the upper North Fork Toutle River watershed within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument for the first time since the 1980 volcanic eruption. In June, WDFW and project…

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

July 30, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 05. INDIGENOUS

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

July 24, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 05. INDIGENOUS

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

June 19, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 05. INDIGENOUS

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

February 6, 2026/in 05. INDIGENOUS, 07. POWER

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

December 19, 2025/in 05. INDIGENOUS, 07. POWER, 08. LAW

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

November 22, 2025/in 05. INDIGENOUS, 07. POWER, 08. LAW

Plaintiffs Return To Federal Court To Continue Legal Battle Over Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery, Judge Lifts Stay

September 14, 2025/in 02. RIVER, 03. HABITAT, 05. INDIGENOUS, 08. LAW

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This Month in 2021 | Study: Baby Marine Turtles’ Stomachs Packed With Plastic Debris, For Pacific Green Turtles Up To Nearly 1 Percent Body Mass

August 8, 2026/in 06. SCIENCE

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing threats to marine wildlife. It is estimated that more than 700 marine species, from blue whales to small barnacles, have had interactions with plastics in the oceans. Plastics now make up 80% of all marine debris and can be found everywhere, from surface waters to deep-sea sediments.

Bear Butter: Study Maps Important Insect Habitat (Army Cutworm Moths) Drawing Grizzlies To High Mountain Peaks

July 24, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 06. SCIENCE

This Month in 2021 | ‘Ecomechanical Models’: Researchers Develop More Accurate Way To Predict Impact Of Climate Change On Plants, Animals

July 23, 2026/in 06. SCIENCE

Quiet In The Hatchery! WSU Study Shows Hatchery Salmon Raised Amid Noise Less Likely To Return Than Those Raised With Noise Protection

July 10, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 06. SCIENCE

NOAA Study Cites Recent Marine Heatwaves As Major Factor In Severe Decline Of Yukon River Chinook Salmon Runs

July 10, 2026/in 06. SCIENCE

Science Panel Reviews Progress Of BPA-Funded ‘Aquatic Restoration Partnership’ In John Day River Basin

July 10, 2026/in 06. SCIENCE

El Nino Joins West Coast Marine Heatwave: NOAA Describes 7 Ways Prolonged High Temperatures Impact Fisheries, Marine Life

June 21, 2026/in 06. SCIENCE

Research Project In Japan Develops World’s First Land-Based, Closed-Recirculation Aquaculture System For Chum Salmon

June 20, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 06. SCIENCE

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This Month in 2006 | NEZ PERCE HATCHERY FUNDING RESTS ON ESA ‘CREDITING’ ISSUE

July 30, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 07. POWER, 08. LAW

A July 21 letter from the Bonneville Power Administration’s CEO Steve Wright reiterates the agency’s intent to defer funding for new Nez Perce tribal hatchery facilities while the project’s full biological benefits are weighed in an ongoing court-ordered process.

This Month in 2006 | COUNCIL STAFF AIMS FOR PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS IN SEPTEMBER

July 23, 2026/in 07. POWER, 08. LAW

This Month in 2016 | BPA Selects Javier Fernandez As Chief Financial Officer

July 23, 2026/in 07. POWER

Travis Kavulla Sworn In As 17th Administrator of Bonneville Power Administration

July 10, 2026/in 07. POWER

ODFW Says BPA Terminating Funding For Key Hatchery Program, Major Consequences For Commercial, Recreational Fisheries

July 10, 2026/in 07. POWER

This Month in 2006 | CONGRESSIONAL HEARING FOCUSES ON POWER RATES, FISH COSTS

July 9, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 07. POWER

This Month in 2016 | As Many As 45 Percent Of Tagged Spring Chinook In Estuary Disappear Before Reaching Bonneville Dam

July 9, 2026/in 04. WILDLIFE, 07. POWER

This Month in 2006 | . BPA RELEASES PROPOSAL ON SELLING LOW-COST POWER AFTER 2011

June 19, 2026/in 07. POWER

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This Month in 2016 | Conservation Groups File Notice To Sue EPA Over Columbia/Snake Water Temperatures

August 8, 2026/in 08. LAW

Five conservation groups gave notice last week that they will pursue a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency if the agency fails to finalize a pollution budget under the Clean Water Act for the Columbia River and lower Snake River that it was near finalizing in 2003.

California Wants More Information On Southern Resident Killer Whales As It Considers Listing Under State ESA

July 31, 2026/in 08. LAW

This Month in 2006 | NEZ PERCE HATCHERY FUNDING RESTS ON ESA ‘CREDITING’ ISSUE

July 30, 2026/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 07. POWER, 08. LAW

Washington U.S. Rep. Introduces Bill To Expand Lethal Sea Lion Removal In Columbia River To Protect Salmon

July 24, 2026/in 08. LAW

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Rule Change On Habitat Destruction Under ESA

July 24, 2026/in 08. LAW

This Month in 2006 | COUNCIL STAFF AIMS FOR PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS IN SEPTEMBER

July 23, 2026/in 07. POWER, 08. LAW

Corps Finalizes Operations for Willamette Valley Dams To Aid Salmon, Steelhead; Drawdowns, Spill

July 10, 2026/in 02. RIVER, 08. LAW

NOAA Allocates $123 Million In Fishery Disaster Funds To Alaska, Oregon, California, Squaxin Island Tribe

July 10, 2026/in 08. LAW

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