03. HABITAT - Columbia Basin Bulletin

OSU Study: Roadless Forests In American West See More Blazes, Greater Severity, Resulting In Fire Resilience In Warming Climate

July 15, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

What To Do When Resistance To Climate Change Is Futile? Paper Advises A Range Of Options

July 15, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

WDOE Paper Addresses Orca Task Force Recommendation To Prioritize, Take Action On Chemicals Impacting Killer Whales, Prey (Salmon)

July 8, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

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

July 8, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

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

July 2, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

High Temps Force Salmon Managers To Begin Sockeye Trap And Haul Next Week At Lower Granite Dam

July 1, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

Independent Science Panel Reviews Recent Research Asserting Ocean Conditions Main Culprit In Decline Of Columbia Basin Salmon, Not Dams

June 30, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

Research: Tipping Point Reached In North Pacific, Leading To Substantial Decline In All Five Pacific Salmon Species In 2020

June 30, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

NW Lawmakers Send Letter To Biden Urging ‘White House Led Strategy’ On Columbia River Treaty, Seek Reducing ‘Canadian Entitlement’; Conservationists’ Letter Stresses ‘Health Of The River’

June 30, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

Plan To Remove Four Klamath River Dams Takes Another Step; Would Open Up Over 200 Miles Of Habitat For Chinook, Coho Salmon

June 24, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 06. POWER

Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership Exceeds Goal Of 25,000 Acres Of Restored Habitat by 2025; Over 200 Projects Since 2000

June 24, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

WDOE Denies ‘Without Prejudice’ Water Quality Permit For Pumped Storage Hydro Project Near John Day Dam

June 24, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

OSU’s New Wildfire Models Show Fewer Lightning-Caused Ignitions But Much Larger Fires By Mid-Century: What Do We Do About It?

June 24, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Margin Of Error -With A Warming Columbia River Basin No Time Left To Dawdle Over Recovering ESA-Listed, Naturally-Producing Salmon, Steelhead

June 17, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Report To FERC Details Deschutes River Salmon/Steelhead Reintroduction Progress Above Dam

June 17, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Report: Abundance Of Pacific Ocean Salmon In 2020 Lowest In 40 years Despite Record Hatchery Releases

June 17, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Canada Launches $647 Million Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative Aiming At Halting Population Declines

June 17, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Joint NASA, NOAA Study Finds Earth’s ‘Energy Imbalance’ Has Doubled, Heating Up Planet; ‘The Trends We Found Were Quite Alarming’

June 17, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

Columbia Basin Collaborative Second Workshop Focuses On Year-Long Process To Achieve Salmon Recovery Recommendations

June 11, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 06. POWER

A Million Chum Salmon Once Returned To Columbia River, Now Down To 20,000; WDFW Recovery Plan Aims To ‘Jump Start’ Population Rebuilding

June 10, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Basin Water Supply Forecasts Continue To Decline Below Normal As Dworshak Refills In Preparation For Lower Snake Flow Augmentation

June 10, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

B.C.’s Columbia River Treaty Team Issues Early Assessment Of Feasibility For New Dam In Lake Koocanusa To Maintain Higher Water Levels

June 10, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

USFWS, NOAA Fisheries Proposing To Revise, Rescind Five ESA Rules Adopted By Trump Administration

June 10, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

EPA, Army Announce Intent To Remand Trump Administration’s 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Will Revise ‘Waters Of The U.S.” Definition

June 10, 2021/in 03. HABITAT

Post Dam Removal: Though Spring Chinook Spawning Above Old Condit Dam Site, Fall Chinook Still Prefer Lower River Miles

June 3, 2021/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 06. POWER

OSU Study: Roadless Forests In American West See More Blazes, Greater Severity, Resulting In Fire Resilience In Warming Climate

What To Do When Resistance To Climate Change Is Futile? Paper Advises A Range Of Options

WDOE Paper Addresses Orca Task Force Recommendation To Prioritize, Take Action On Chemicals Impacting Killer Whales, Prey (Salmon)

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

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

High Temps Force Salmon Managers To Begin Sockeye Trap And Haul Next Week At Lower Granite Dam

Independent Science Panel Reviews Recent Research Asserting Ocean Conditions Main Culprit In Decline Of Columbia Basin Salmon, Not Dams

Research: Tipping Point Reached In North Pacific, Leading To Substantial Decline In All Five Pacific Salmon Species In 2020

NW Lawmakers Send Letter To Biden Urging ‘White House Led Strategy’ On Columbia River Treaty, Seek Reducing ‘Canadian Entitlement’; Conservationists’ Letter Stresses ‘Health Of The River’

Plan To Remove Four Klamath River Dams Takes Another Step; Would Open Up Over 200 Miles Of Habitat For Chinook, Coho Salmon

Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership Exceeds Goal Of 25,000 Acres Of Restored Habitat by 2025; Over 200 Projects Since 2000

WDOE Denies ‘Without Prejudice’ Water Quality Permit For Pumped Storage Hydro Project Near John Day Dam

OSU’s New Wildfire Models Show Fewer Lightning-Caused Ignitions But Much Larger Fires By Mid-Century: What Do We Do About It?

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Margin Of Error -With A Warming Columbia River Basin No Time Left To Dawdle Over Recovering ESA-Listed, Naturally-Producing Salmon, Steelhead

Report To FERC Details Deschutes River Salmon/Steelhead Reintroduction Progress Above Dam

Report: Abundance Of Pacific Ocean Salmon In 2020 Lowest In 40 years Despite Record Hatchery Releases

Canada Launches $647 Million Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative Aiming At Halting Population Declines

Joint NASA, NOAA Study Finds Earth’s ‘Energy Imbalance’ Has Doubled, Heating Up Planet; ‘The Trends We Found Were Quite Alarming’

Columbia Basin Collaborative Second Workshop Focuses On Year-Long Process To Achieve Salmon Recovery Recommendations

A Million Chum Salmon Once Returned To Columbia River, Now Down To 20,000; WDFW Recovery Plan Aims To ‘Jump Start’ Population Rebuilding

Basin Water Supply Forecasts Continue To Decline Below Normal As Dworshak Refills In Preparation For Lower Snake Flow Augmentation

B.C.’s Columbia River Treaty Team Issues Early Assessment Of Feasibility For New Dam In Lake Koocanusa To Maintain Higher Water Levels

USFWS, NOAA Fisheries Proposing To Revise, Rescind Five ESA Rules Adopted By Trump Administration

EPA, Army Announce Intent To Remand Trump Administration’s 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Will Revise ‘Waters Of The U.S.” Definition

Post Dam Removal: Though Spring Chinook Spawning Above Old Condit Dam Site, Fall Chinook Still Prefer Lower River Miles

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