Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, two new Oregon State University studies found.

Research led by Oregon State University shows that fires are more likely to burn their way into national forests than out of them.

The first atlas to measure the movement and thickness of the world’s glaciers gives a clearer, but mixed picture of the globe’s ice-bound freshwater resources, according to researchers from the Institute of Environmental Geosciences and Dartmouth College.

Feedback comments in the January 6, CBB from Mr. Fred Mensik regarding “Removing Lower Snake dams will not return salmon, steelhead to historic spawning habitat,” are inaccurate and misleading. 

Newer technology is allowing biologists to more quickly, more accurately and with less effort map areas where improvements are needed to restore habitat for Columbia River basin salmon and steelhead.