Plan to restore salmon population in the Upper Columbia River Basin moves ahead. Andru Zodrow NonStop Local Digital Journalist. Andru Zodrow. Feb 9, 2024 Feb 9, 2024 Updated Feb 9, 2024; ...

New report comes as Washington is in drought, the already-low snowpack is quickly melting and once-rare toxic algae blooms ...

This chart provided by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council shows the total number of adult salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River from 1984 to 2023, as well as the 10-year ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The battle between sea lions, salmon and fishermen has been going on for decades on the Columbia River, but tension is growing in Longview, where it appears hundreds of them ...

By 1991, 12 runs of Columbia River salmon and steelhead were listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, leading to a boom in restoration and hatchery spending, the ...

More than 1,100 sea lions could be killed annually along a stretch of the Columbia River on the Oregon-Washington border to boost faltering populations of salmon and steelhead, federal officials ...

About 2.3 million salmon and steelhead migrate up the Columbia River each year, according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. TrendingAgriculture secretary pledges quick action on ...

A Chinook salmon at Dagger Falls near the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. There are 13 species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River drainage that are endangered.

Biologist think gulls are eating more juvenile salmon on the Columbia River than they realized. To help salmon, some fish advocates are proposing to shoot problem gulls during salmon migration.