U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden on Tuesday granted the government's request for a 45-day extension of the time allotted for finishing biological opinions on whether federal hydro and irrigation projects jeopardize the survival of protected salmon and steelhead.
A blossoming predator control program is helping the Chelan County Public Utility District deliver on its pledge to ensure 93 percent juvenile salmon and steelhead survival from just below the trailrace of one Mid-Columbia River hydro project to below the tailrace of the next.
In a laboratory at Oregon State University, some giant water bugs are swimming happily in a small aquarium -- the sole survivors of a population that had survived for thousands of years in a mountain stream near Tucson, Ariz., but during a severe 2004 drought went locally extinct.
Responding appropriately to a wealth of comment on its draft Federal Columbia River Power system biological opinion will require more time than anticipated, according to the NOAA Fisheries Service.
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council last week gave the go-ahead for final design work that could lead to the groundbreaking, literally and scientifically, for a facility to rear wild-born, genetically pure westslope cutthroat.
Though mainstem Columbia/Snake River fish passage issues -- flow, spill, improvements at the dams -- get most of the attention, smaller-scale efforts to improve fish passage in the Basin's upper tributaries are just as important in the regional effort to recover salmon and steelhead populations.
Responding appropriately to a wealth of comment on its draft Federal Columbia River Power system biological opinion will require more time than anticipated, according to the NOAA Fisheries Service.
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council last week gave the go-ahead for final design work that could lead to the groundbreaking, literally and scientifically, for a facility to rear wild-born, genetically pure westslope cutthroat.
Though mainstem Columbia/Snake River fish passage issues -- flow, spill, improvements at the dams -- get most of the attention, smaller-scale efforts to improve fish passage in the Basin's upper tributaries are just as important in the regional effort to recover salmon and steelhead populations.
In response to a flurry of requests, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council on Tuesday approved a 60-day extension of the deadline for submitting recommendations for amendments to its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
The preservation of coastal ecosystem services -- such as clean water, storm buffers or fisheries protection -- does not have to be an all-or-nothing approach, a new study indicates, and a better understanding of how ecosystems actually respond to protection efforts in a "nonlinear" fashion could help lead the way out of environmental-versus-economic gridlock.
Representatives of diverse communities in the Klamath Basin, working with federal, state, and county governments, have developed a Proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement aimed at rebuilding fisheries, sustaining agriculture, and resolving other longstanding disputes related to the allocation of water resources.
In response to a flurry of requests, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council on Tuesday approved a 60-day extension of the deadline for submitting recommendations for amendments to its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
The preservation of coastal ecosystem services -- such as clean water, storm buffers or fisheries protection -- does not have to be an all-or-nothing approach, a new study indicates, and a better understanding of how ecosystems actually respond to protection efforts in a "nonlinear" fashion could help lead the way out of environmental-versus-economic gridlock.
Representatives of diverse communities in the Klamath Basin, working with federal, state, and county governments, have developed a Proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement aimed at rebuilding fisheries, sustaining agriculture, and resolving other longstanding disputes related to the allocation of water resources.
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Dec. 19 announced that more than $60 million in grants to protect and restore salmon populations and their habitats have been awarded to communities across Washington.
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Dec. 19 announced that more than $60 million in grants to protect and restore salmon populations and their habitats have been awarded to communities across Washington.
The Nez Perce Tribe announced Wednesday that it will cash in some sweat equity, as well as a larger share of its treaty right, with commercial efforts this winter targeting steelhead on the Snake and Clearwater rivers.
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery report released Wednesday advises changes ranging from a reduction in the number of tule fall chinook raised at Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery to termination of upriver bright fall chinook releases at Little White Salmon hatchery to increasing access to fishing sites.
With congressional funding limbo, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council at its meeting last week recommended that $1.3 million be spent through its fish and wildlife program to complete the Columbia River Hatchery Review process.
The Nez Perce Tribe announced Wednesday that it will cash in some sweat equity, as well as a larger share of its treaty right, with commercial efforts this winter targeting steelhead on the Snake and Clearwater rivers.
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery report released Wednesday advises changes ranging from a reduction in the number of tule fall chinook raised at Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery to termination of upriver bright fall chinook releases at Little White Salmon hatchery to increasing access to fishing sites.
With congressional funding limbo, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council at its meeting last week recommended that $1.3 million be spent through its fish and wildlife program to complete the Columbia River Hatchery Review process.
CBB SHORTS: Hydro Ops For Chum; Transporting Steelhead on Umatilla River; Spotted Owl Science; Oregon Fish Pathologist Honored
Despite grim warnings issued prior to a Wednesday in-court status conference, U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden expressed hope that an ongoing collaboration and due diligence by the federal agencies in exploring its options can produce a legally and scientifically defensible Columbia Basin salmon protection plan.
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