Angler is paid record $164,000+ for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers in 2024
The top angler for 2024 caught 16,150 pikeminnow from May through Sept. 25. The second highest earner turned in 9,034 ...
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Federal agencies to update ‘flawed’ study on Columbia, Snake River dams
Two federal agencies have announced plans to update a study on the Columbia and Snake River dams — a move lauded by advocates ...
Federal agencies to revise environmental study for Columbia River Basin dam operations
Environmental advocates say the previous 2020 study was flawed, and a revision would help restore and prevent extinction of ...
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‘Unlawful’ or ‘a critical next step’? Feds to update Columbia River dams’ environmental guidelines
Federal agencies announced Thursday they will update the environmental guidelines that shape how they operate 14 dams on the ...
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Survey asks people how they use the Lower Snake River
Tribes and salmon advocates have long pushed for removing the four Lower Snake River dams – Ice Harbor ... that navigate the dams on their way to spawn in streams like the Clearwater, Grande ...
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‘These fish and these waters are our responsibility to defend,’ Inslee says in executive order on salmon recovery
Patty Murray, D-Wash., released, which said the dams are the largest obstacle for endangered Snake River salmon runs, blocking the fish from spawning grounds and reshaping the river in favor of ...
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Feds to update Columbia River dams' environmental guidelines
The four lower Snake River dams produce about 5 percent ... A 2022 NOAA assessment found the number of wild salmon spawning in Columbia River tributaries declined substantially for nearly every ...
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Biden’s legacy includes historic impact on PNW salmon, steelhead restoration
New Trump administration could bring shift in approach to Snake River dam breaching ... Pacific Northwest to recover salmon runs that spawn in the Columbia River and its tributaries.
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Trump’s election win could create big swing in Northwest’s debate about salmon, dams
Male coho salmon hang out in Lapwai Creek as they wait for females to spawn with. About 18,300 adult coho returning from the Pacific Ocean have passed Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River west of ...