What it will take to put dam breaching back on the table
Rocky Barker writes in the Idaho Statesman about how Snake River and Pacific Ocean changes could affect the politics of dam breaching. Read the full article here.
letter from eight highly-respected Pacific Northwest fisheries scientists sent to NOAA’s West Coast Regional Administrator Will Stelle regarding Columbia Basin Salmon and Climate Change
On October 27th, 2015, eight highly-respected Pacific Northwest fisheries scientists responded to Will Stelle’s recent column in the Seattle Times titled “NOAA Fisheries embraces- not ignores- climate research”. Read the full response here.
Orca Advocates encourage Washington Senator Murray to support breaching of the lower snake river dams
On January 24th, 2015, orca advocates hand delivered a letter to Washington Senator Murray encouraging her to support the breaching of the four lower Snake River dams. Read the letter in full.
Orcas growing factor in Columbia River salmon management
Editorial The Daily Astorian Oct. 26, 2015 An unfortunate fact of life for orcas — and everything else that relies on salmon — is that runs fluctuate. Iconic Northwest species enters our waters There was fascinating news last week about southern resident killer whales that have an extensive connection to the Columbia River. These […]
Salmon/Orca advocates pan Walla Walla Corps Commander remarks about lower Snake River dam benefits
Dear Lt. Col. Vail: We write to express concern over comments written by or attributed to you 1) at the October 3rd Free the Snake Flotilla, 2) in recent letters-to-the editor, 3) in recent news articles, and 4) on the Corps of Engineers’ current website. To a participant during the Flotilla event you noted your […]
New alliance has big goals for salmon, orca recovery
By Kimberly Cauvel Skagit Valley Herald Oct. 16 2015 Even with Endangered Species Act protection, two iconic Salish Sea species are struggling, and a newly formed alliance is calling attention to their plight. Read more…
Idaho’s Wild Salmon and Steelhead are in Peril
By Chris Wood CEO Trout Unlimited (This article appeared in the Oct. 9 2015 edition of the Idaho Statesman) Idaho’s wild salmon and steelhead are in trouble. Scientists say that at least 2 percent of the young fish migrating to the sea (smolts) must survive and return as adults for Idaho’s salmon and steelhead stocks […]
The Hydropower Methane Bomb No One Wants to Talk About
By Gary Wockner EcoWatch Oct. 6 2015 As we stood on our boards and paddled away from the cove at Malpais and turned south past the wave-break, I felt a rush of what Costa Ricans call pura vida—“pure life.” Read more… Read a recent EPA report on High Methane Emissions from a Midlatitude Reservoir here…
Starving Orcas and Snake River Dams
by Scott Herning Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Salmon Initiative (This article appeared in the Oct. 14 2015 edition of The Journal of the San Juan Islands) Recently, a contingent of San Juan Islanders joined three hundred fishermen, Native Americans, farmers, orca activists, business owners and conservationists to advocate breaching four federal dams on the […]
Free the Snake Flotilla scheduled for Oct. 3
On October 3 hundreds of Pacific Northwest residents are gathering to paddle on lower Granite Lake, the reservoir created by Lower Granite Dam, one of four destructive dams on the lower Snake River. All are welcome to join for this historic event. Click here to register and for more details. The point is to gather as […]