chinook

Those who support removing the four lower Snake River dams say those dams are hindering salmon, which in turn hurts Puget Sound orcas that feed on the salmon.  However, Todd Myers, Director of the Center for the Environment with the Washington Policy Center said there is no scientific evidence that removing those dams will help salmon, or any other wildlife that call the Snake home.  My... Read Mo

The Washington Department of Ecology is looking at changing water quality standards to help migrating juvenile salmon.  Dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers may be allowed to spill more water to assist fish in the area.  Ecology has proposed changing the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Gas during the spring spill season.   “...

The Washington Department of Ecology is looking at changing water quality standards to help migrating juvenile salmon.  Dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers may be allowed to spill more water to assist fish in the area.  Ecology has proposed changing the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Gas during the spring spill season.   “Inc...

Spring chinook counts in the Snake and Columbia rivers are improving after a late start to this year's run, but fishery managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are still unsure how strong the final run will be.  Flows on the lower Columbia River have surged in recent weeks and may be the reason for a dip in the number of chinook passing Bonneville Dam last week and this week.   ...