Oregon Fish and Wildlife Facebook post. CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing will close starting Saturday on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to the Hwy. 395 Bridge near Pasco, Wash., under rules adopted today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The closure is based on the latest fall Chinook run forecast, […]
Decommissioning the Lower Snake River Dams Would Help Resolve the Energy Oversupply Problem In the Pacific Northwest and Save Wild Salmon from Extinction Read more here: PDF version Mobile version
Recent comments from Howard Garrett…here’s how this rose-tinted promotional hype below severely impacts the prospects for recovery of Southern Residents. The urgent need right now is for executive action to begin removal of the 4 lower Snake River dams, while continuing to call for every other means of restoring salmon. There are good biological reasons […]
On Friday, September 30th, 2016, the Federal government announced the schedule for the upcoming scoping process for a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 14 dams in the Columbia River Basin. While it is important during this process for citizens to provide comments urging that the 4 lower Snake River dams be breached ASAP to […]
Read more about a forthcoming report on reservoirs contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Read a DOE report about methane emissions from one of the four lower Snake River dams. Even with this scientific evidence, Bonneville Power Administration and the Walla Walla District US Army Corp of Engineers continue to advertise their “zero carbon footprint” dams […]
A paper written by the Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Salmon Initiative makes the vital connection between the Four Lower Snake River Dams and Endangered Orcas. Read the PDF version here. Read the mobile device friendly version here.
It has become clear that our elected representatives in the Northwest are not doing all they can to save the salmon and orcas that we all love and cherish. We’ve asked them time and again to contact the Army Corps of Engineers in DC and request that the Corps breach the 4 deadbeat lower Snake River […]
Decision makers with the federal and state government currently face a crucial judgment call. Without immediate intervention, the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population almost certainly will disappear. Over one hundred other animal species that rely on Columbia River salmon for existence will be harmed. Read More
What a stunning morning it was! Great work by those who showed up for the rally on Mt Grant; connecting directly with Governor Inslee and engaging him in meaningful conversation about dam breaching. Thanks to everyone who took the time to go! Get the details at this link on damsense.org written by Sharon Grace.