CAMAS — About 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent Wednesday digging in the dirt. They weren’t looking for buried treasure…
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Seasonal water releases for young salmon start at Bonneville Dam amid national political turbulence
By The Citizen on April 10, 2025
At 12 this morning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened Bonneville Dam’s spillway gates, marking the beginning of seasonal water releases known as “spill.”…
Pause in Columbia River Treaty talks stokes worry for flood control in Vancouver
By The Citizen on March 29, 2025
Flood risk management, hydropower generation and salmon runs will suffer if the United States and Canada don’t renew a key provision of the treaty that…
2025 will be an above average year for Columbia River salmon, says NOAA report
By The Citizen on March 18, 2025
The number of salmon returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers this year is expected to beat the 10-year average return. That’s according to a…
Favorable fishing forecast for salmon on Columbia River
By The Citizen on February 8, 2025
Forecasts for salmon fishing in the Columbia River in 2025 is out. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘Unlawful’ or ‘a critical next step’? Feds to update Columbia River dams’ environmental guidelines
By The Citizen on December 19, 2024
Federal agencies announced Thursday they will update the environmental guidelines that shape how they operate 14 dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Read more… …
Salmon lawsuit ends in settlement but tensions over hatcheries simmer
By The Citizen on October 1, 2024
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is closing two Southwest Washington hatchery programs and lowering releases at another as a part of a settlement…
News is good, bad for Southwest Washington fish populations
By The Citizen on August 20, 2024
A new report from the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board shows some endangered fish populations in Southwest Washington are recovering while others continue to struggle.…
Washington U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray announce $75M to improve fish habitats, including $1.9M to Cowlitz Indian Tribe
By The Citizen on May 23, 2024
U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray announced Wednesday nearly $75 million will flow to projects removing fish passage barriers and improving fish habitat in…