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Part of a series by OPB:
04/10/2024

Part of a series by OPB:

Salmon have been on the decline for more than 100 years. The federal government knows why. It knows who killed the salmon, and how. But for decades it’s been telling a tale of progress, and obscuring the ugliest truth.

"Removing the barriers will open up 76 miles of coho habitat and over 400 miles of Chinook habitat, says a fish biologis...
01/13/2024

"Removing the barriers will open up 76 miles of coho habitat and over 400 miles of Chinook habitat, says a fish biologist at NOAA Fisheries."

The next big phase of the Klamath River Dam removal started this week. It's the largest dam removal in U.S. history and is expected to last through 2024.

"In some areas of Bend, the water table has dropped 20 ft in 20 years."
10/28/2023

"In some areas of Bend, the water table has dropped 20 ft in 20 years."

For many rural residents in Deschutes County, low well levels and even dry wells have become common occurrences in recent years. County Commissioner Phil Chang says he's been working with the state and Water Allocation Committee on concerns over proposed changes to state groundwater rules created 20...

Work done to restore native Bull Trout population in Sun Creek
05/23/2023

Work done to restore native Bull Trout population in Sun Creek

After more than a century, an isolated population of endangered bull trout in Crater Lake National Park is finally reconnected to the rest of their original ...

From WaterWatch of Oregon
12/04/2022

From WaterWatch of Oregon

Can a new genetic discovery save the king of salmon before it's too late?

Somewhere between 300 and 600 gallons of oil have leaked into the Snake River from a turbine system in a hydroelectric d...
10/31/2022

Somewhere between 300 and 600 gallons of oil have leaked into the Snake River from a turbine system in a hydroelectric dam in eastern Washington.

“For decades, the hydroelectric dams on both the Columbia and the Snake rivers have repeatedly released oil into the river systems."
- Lauren Goldberg, Columbia Riverkeeper

A large oil leak went undetected for 90 days at a dam on the Lower Snake River.

The importance of cold-water refugia
10/31/2022

The importance of cold-water refugia

‘Cold water refuges’ are increasingly crucial for migrating salmon and steelhead. But what exactly are they? Seeking shelter: Salmon migrating through the Columbia River Basin have never had it easy. Now the annual spawning epic has become even more perilous. Photo by BLM By Chuck Thompson. Jul...

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