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Administration inks agreement on upper Columbia, but leaves Snake River in limbo
The Biden Administration took a step forward on meeting the nation’s obligations to upper Columbia River tribes but fell short of producing a comprehensive plan for the entire Columbia basin including the Snake River. The administration announced a $200 million investment to benefit upper Columbia River salmon. The agreement between the administration and the Confederated…
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Spring Chinook runs…disappointing (but unsurprising) declines continue
Now is our chance to let the Biden Administration know it is time to act. As the spring Chinook salmon migration nears its end in much of the Snake River basin, it is time to reflect on what was and was not. In February, fisheries managers forecasted 85,900 spring Chinook salmon would return to the…
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Idaho bull trout tagged in three different locations in one year
Bull trout range far and wide within connected river systems.
By Jordan Messner Salmon and steelhead are famous for their amazing migrations, but trout and char can pull off some pretty impressive migrations as well. In the fish business, the term "fluvial" refers to a unique life-history where fish migrate between larger river systems where they spend winters and smaller streams where they spawn. Sometimes these migrations…
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