2025 Ocean Data Shows Mixed Bag Of Conditions For West Coast Juvenile Salmon, Suggesting Moderate Adult Survival In Coming Years
January 9th, 2026
Juvenile salmon encountered a mixed bag of ocean conditions off the West Coast in 2025, based on an annual analysis by NOAA Fisheries and Oregon State University researchers.
Study Shows After 2020 Megafires In Oregon Cascades, Fish, Amphibians Doing Well
January 9th, 2026
In the aftermath of historically severe wildfires in 2020, a study of Cascade Range watersheds found that stream vertebrates are doing surprising well, highlighted by flourishing fish populations.
Coho Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome: WSU Research Team Discovers How Tire Chemical 6PPD Kills Coho, Step To Finding Alternative
August 19th, 2025
For years, scientists at Washington State University’s Puyallup Research & Extension Center have been working to untangle a mystery: Why do coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks seem to suffocate after rainstorms — rising to the surface, gaping, and swimming in circles before dying?
Oregon State Researchers Show How 1995 Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction Prompting Aspen Tree Recovery; Increased Bison New Constraint
July 25th, 2025
Yellowstone National Park is celebrating an ecological milestone along with a key anniversary this summer, Oregon State University researchers report.
Study Looks At How Strategic Transactions Of Water Rights During Shortages Can Both Conserve Water, Restore Fish Habitat
July 18th, 2025
The study, published June 20 in Nature Sustainability, details a new system for leasing rights to water from the basin while reallocating some water to imperiled habitats.
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Egg-To-Fry Survival Of Chinook Salmon Studied In Several Columbia Basin Rivers, Provides Predictive Models For Researchers
March 15th, 2025
A recent study brings to light the dangers of a little-known life stage in which spring Chinook salmon in the Columbia River basin generally incur high mortality – incubation in the gravel.
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Oregon Study Shows Bird Flu Markers In Wastewater Comes Can Come From Wild Birds, Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Human, Poultry Or Dairy Cases
March 15th, 2025
New research shows that wild birds can account for much of the avian influenza virus evidence found in wastewater in Oregon, suggesting wastewater detections of the virus do not automatically signal human, poultry or dairy cattle cases of bird flu.
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California Wolf Report Show Stable Population With 7 Packs, About 50 Wolves
March 15th, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that the state currently has seven known wolf families amid changing pack dynamics and areas of new wolf activity. California now has around 50 known wolves, according to the state wolf coordinator — up from around 49 at the end of 2023. That modest increase comes despite 30 pups known to have been born in spring 2024. The report indicates that the nine packs confirmed at the end of September 2024 have declined to seven. The Beckwourth pack no longer exists and another pack, the Antelope pack, merged with the Beyem Seyo …
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Study Reveals Older Trees Retain Memory Of Past Water Conditions; As Climate Warms, Mature Trees May Struggle
March 15th, 2025
As climate change accelerates, mature forests may struggle to survive. A recent study reveals that older trees retain a ‘memory’ of past water conditions, making it harder for them to adapt to drier environments.
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University Of Idaho Researchers Develop Model To Better Understand Glacier Behavior, Climate Change Implications
March 15th, 2025
University of Idaho researchers have developed a mathematical model that simplifies the way scientists understand changes in glacier movement. This new approach demonstrates that diverse patterns of ice flow — ranging from short-term fluctuations to multiyear trends — can be explained using a single set of fundamental equations.
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Alaska Researchers Discover For First Time Invasive Northern Pike Moving Through Salt Water (Estuaries) To Invade Freshwater Habitats
February 7th, 2025
Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a new study.
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6-Year Study Details Salmon Injuries From Hooks, Landing Nets, Handling As Key Factors In Post-Release Mortality, Reduced Survival Up To 20 Percent
December 9th, 2024
Using smaller hooks, avoiding landing nets, and de-hooking and measuring fish in water are three of 15 solutions University of British Columbia researchers recommend to help released salmon thrive.
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Study Finds 56 Percent Of Caspian Tern Colony On Washington State Island Killed By Avian Flu, Some Had Relocated From Columbia River Estuary
November 18th, 2024
An epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state.