Juvenile Chinook salmon traveling downstream had a survival rate of almost 94 percent while almost 100 percent of adult fish traveling back upstream survived.
Pet owners who walk their dogs along the Columbia River need to be mindful of the current toxic algae threat which can be deadly. The signs are posted in most impacted areas. There’s another potential threat lying on the edge of the river – dead salmon - and it can kill your dog.
Newhouse said that his bill would continue supporting fish populations, stating that they are finding creative solutions to ensure fish species thrive while keeping the dams.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has released its forecast for salmon returning to the Upper Columbia River this year.
WDFW collaborates annually with the state's tribes to produce the forecast.
This year's projections include the return of nearly 85,000 summer Chinook and over 272,000 fall Chinook, which are similar numbers to the past three years...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington State University are launching a fall project to use drones for salmon activity tracking in the Upper Wenatchee River. Researchers will use a drone to count salmon redds, which are nests in spawning areas, from September through November
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