Ninth Circuit Sets Schedule For Briefings In Federal Appeal Of Lower Court’s Ruling On Hydro Operations For Salmon, Steelhead

PFMC Finalizes 2026 Recreational, Commercial Ocean Salmon Fishing Seasons For California, Oregon, Washington

USFWS Approves Oregon’s Wildlife Action Plan, Stronger Focus On Climate Change, Invasive Species; Eligible For Federal Funding

‘Judicial Overreach Must Stop’: Agencies Ask Appeals Court To Throw Out Injunction Guiding Spill For Salmon At Columbia/Snake Dams

Lawsuit Launched Against USFWS Over ESA Protection For Western Ridged Mussel, Lives In Columbia/Snake River Basin Streams

Though Petition Denied, ODFW Working With NOAA On Conservation Plan To Reduce Whale Entanglements In Crab Fishery

Work Begins To Improve Passage Conditions For Migrating Salmon, Steelhead In Yakima River Delta

Klamath Indigenous Land Trust Purchases 10,000 Acres Along Klamath River For Ecological Restoration Post Dam Removal

Over 30 Briefs Filed In Federal Court Opposing Request For More Spill For Fish, Lower Reservoirs At Columbia/Snake River Dams

Northwest Power/Conservation Council Releases For Comment Draft Amendments To Columbia River Basin Fish/Wildlife Program

NOAA Study: Most PNW/California ESA-Listed Salmonid Stocks Show Increased Abundance Over 25 Years But Far From Recovery, De-Listing

NOAA Rejects ESA-Listing For Oregon Coast, Northern California Chinook Salmon; ‘High Overall Abundance, Well-Distributed Spawning Populations’

As Dispute Over Fish Accord Funds Lingers, BPA Says It Hopes To Continue Talks On Long-Term Funding For Fish/Wildlife Projects

Yakama Nation Requests BPA Release $50 Million In Unspent Fish Accords Funds, Supports Hatchery, Habitat Projects

BPA’s Columbia Basin Fish Accords (Salmon Recovery Projects) With States, Tribes Expire; Future Agreements, Use Of Carryover Funds Uncertain

Plaintiffs In Salmon BiOp Case Seek To Dismiss Two-Year Old Idaho Request That Judge Rule Out Dam Breaching As Remedy

Washington Working Group Produces Report Assessing Impacts Of Avian Predation On Salmon, Steelhead, Identifies Knowledge Gaps

More Briefings Filed In Support Of Injunction Calling For Operational Changes At Columbia/Snake Dams To Protect Salmon, Steelhead

Judge Denies Feds’ Request To Put Salmon BiOp Case On Hold Due To Shutdown, Plaintiffs Seek Changes To Dam Operations To Aid Fish

Judge Sets Schedule For Continuing Litigation Over Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery; Motions, Briefs Oct. 8 To Jan. 22, 2026

Plaintiffs Return To Federal Court To Continue Legal Battle Over Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery, Judge Lifts Stay

Tribe Files Lawsuit Challenging Forest Service’s Approval Of Massive Gold Mine In Salmon River Basin: ‘Scale Of Disturbance Will Be Staggering’

Council Draft Report To Congress Notes ‘Significant Challenges To Salmon, Steelhead Still Reman,’ Declining Stocks, Climate Change

Cormorants, Terns, Pelicans, Gulls: Council Gets The Latest Numbers On Managing Avian Salmonid Predation Across Columbia/Snake Basin

After Withdrawal Of Biden Administration’s Basin Salmon MOU, Plaintiffs Tell Federal Court They Are Considering Next Steps

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