Condit Dam in southwest Washington coming down
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Work is under way to remove the Condit Dam in southwest Washington and restore salmon and steelhead habitat on the White Salmon River.The 125-foot tall dam was built in 1913 about...
View ArticleSen. Cantwell wants U.S. to confirm salmon virus
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is calling on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to independently confirm the presence of a deadly virus found in two Pacific salmon in British Columbia.
View ArticleFor 2nd time, salmon virus information withheld in Canada
Sen. Maria Cantwell is calling for stronger communication between American and Canadian officials following the disclosure that Canada failed to reveal the results of tests that appear to show the...
View ArticlePesticide protections for Pacific salmon head to court
An East Coast court case could have big impacts on West Coast fish, and farmers too. Chemical manufacturers are suing the federal government to get a rule restricting pesticide use wiped off the...
View ArticleSalmon crossing interrupted by dog
UNION, Wash. — A flooding river covered a road in Washington, allowing some migrating salmon to swim across the pavement.
View ArticleAnimal Magnetism: How Salmon Find Their Way Back Home
Before they end up filleted and sautéed on your dinner plate, salmon lead some pretty extraordinary, globe-trotting lives.After hatching in a freshwater stream, young salmon make a break for the ocean,...
View ArticleScientists Take Aim at Mystery of Declining Salish Sea Salmon
Survival rates for salmon and steelhead in Puget Sound have plunged since the 1970s, and a big new international study is aiming to figure out why.
View ArticleBumper Salmon Runs Pose Danger for Dogs
Fishermen around the Northwest are enjoying some exceptional salmon runs this autumn. Puget Sound is teeming with pink salmon and there's a record-breaking fall Chinook run in the Columbia and Snake...
View ArticleInslee: Ellensburg Area Stream Restoration Good for Salmon
A dried-out 3-mile-stretch of creek in central Washington will soon swell again with water. It’s part of a project near Ellensburg to pipe irrigation water from the Yakima River to keep water in the...
View ArticleTribes Push To Restore Salmon To Upper Columbia River
Once upon a time, salmon and steelhead swam more than a thousand miles upriver to the headwaters of the mighty Columbia River, at the foot of the Rockies in British Columbia.Those epic migrations ended...
View ArticleFish Experts Plan Water Slide For Salmon On Cracked Wanapum Dam
The ongoing issue with the cracked Wanapum Dam in central Washington is now creating problems for migrating salmon. The drawdown of water between Wanapum and Rock Island dams to relieve pressure on the...
View ArticleCurrently A Ditch, Seattle's Longest Creek Soon To Be A Stream Again
Utility crews are about to take a busy northeast Seattle thoroughfare out of commission for six months.But in exchange for shutting down five blocks of 35th Avenue Northeast, utilities officials say...
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