rocky reach dam

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival brings culture, education, and community together with salmon dances, student field trips, and tribal traditions.

As the golden chords of Pianist Melanie Nees rang over the Rocky Reach Dam Friday evening, an estimated 1,569 community members quietly listened in solace. Many hung their heads, others holding hands, some cried. Attendees wore pink, green, and purple in memory of Paityn, Evelyn, and Oliva Decker...

Troopers say an unidentified person was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra southbound on the highway when they drifted to the right and overcorrected across the roadway.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined other regional leaders at Rock Reach Dam to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Mid-Columbia Habitat Conservation Plans on Friday. The plans established a blueprint for preserving critical salmon and steelhead habitat while also ensuring the stable production of hydropower along more than 100 miles of the Columbia River in Central Washington State... Rea

PUD Education Outreach Specialist Bob Bauer says the center is a nice winter getaway spot that provides hands-on exhibits.

The formal process takes a minimum of five years, but PUD Hydro Licensing Manager Janel Ulrich says they've been Chelan preparing since 2021.

Juvenile Chinook salmon traveling downstream had a survival rate of almost 94 percent while almost 100 percent of adult fish traveling back upstream survived.

That figure reflects the increasing value of hydropower in the energy market, where Chelan PUD sells about 80% of the energy it generates.

Organizers are trying to assemble as many electric vehicles as possible in one place with the gathering.

The festival is meant to celebrate the return of salmon into the river system to spawn after years in the Pacific Ocean.