Oregon Commission Denies Fish Passage Waiver For Crooked River’s Bowman Dam; Proposed Mitigation Not Enough For Steelhead, Salmon, Trout
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Oct. 9 to deny a fish passage waiver for the Crooked River’s Bowman Dam in a split 5-1 vote, after hearing testimony from 28 people for and against the project. At issue is the passage of native migratory fish, such as summer steelhead, chinook salmon and redband trout.