Tree Ring History: Study Shows Oregon Cascade Range Forests Burned More Often Than Previously Thought, But Fires Much Smaller

NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card: Summer Air Temperatures Warmest Ever Observed, New Chapter Focuses On Salmon

USDA Proposes National Forest Plan Amendment To Conserve, Restore Old Growth Forests, First Of Its Kind

Biden Administration, Two States, Treaty Tribes Reach MOU On Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery, Litigation Paused For At Least Five Years

Oregon’s Clackamas River Seeing Impressive Return Of Coho, Wild Spring Chinook, Utility Cites Modernized Fish Passage Systems At Dams

Study Finds High Levels Of Mercury In Snake River’s Smallmouth Bass In Reservoirs Compared To Free-Flowing Stretches

Specialized Forecasts Can Predict A Year In Advance Ocean Changes That Shift Fisheries, Cause Conflicts

The Heat Is On: Scientists Say Supercharged Heat Waves Will Strike Harder, More Often In Pacific Northwest

Removal Of Klamath River Dam (First Of Four) Restores Flows To Historic Canyon For First Time In 98 Years

EPA Sending $32 Million To The Columbia River Basin For Projects Aimed At Reducing Toxins In Fish, Water

Chelan PUD Juvenile Salmon Passage Study At Rocky Reach Dam Shows High Survival Numbers; HCPs Call For No Net Impact

$16 Million Headed To Central Oregon For Significant Water Conservation Projects Aimed At Habitat Restoration, Improved Streamflow For Fish, Frogs

Logging And Climate Change: Forest Modeling By OSU Shows Which Harvest Rotations Maximize Carbon Sequestration

National Climate Assessment Details Challenges To Northwest Salmon Recovery; Warming ‘Increases Extinction Risk For Species Already At Low Abundance’

EPA Agrees To Begin Rulemaking On Risk To Salmon From 6PPD, A Chemical In Every Vehicle Tire; Kills Coho Within Hours

Interior Sending Millions To Columbia/Snake River Basin For Significant Fisheries, Watershed Health Projects

DOJ Proposes $33.2 Million Settlement To Compensate For Damages From Pollutants, Oil Discharges Into Willamette River, Portland Harbor

Columbia/Snake Salmon Recovery Lawsuit On Hold Again As Parties Seek Buy-In On ‘Actions And Commitments’ Not Yet Made Public

Dams And Disease: Researchers Say Klamath Dam Removals Should Aid Salmon Hit Hard By Deadly Pathogens

Rethinking Wolf Hunting Behavior: Researchers Observe Wolves Killing Sea Otters, Seals On Alaska Coast

Deschutes Water Bank Aims To Restore Streamflows, Get Farmers Water They Need, Secure Water For Future Municipal Needs

Coho Returning To Elwha River In Good Numbers, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Fish First Time Since Dam Removal

OSU Scientists Author State Of The Climate Report: ‘We Are On Our Way To Potential Collapse Of Natural, Socioeconomic Systems’

Study Looks At What Factors Drive Juvenile Salmon Smolts To Pass Columbia/Snake Dams Through Turbines

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