Jim Waddell will be presenting the case for breaching the 4 lower Snake River Dams on July 31 and August 1 in Idaho.  Find out more about the McCall event here.  Find out more about the Hailey event here.

ALL CALL…You all know the somber and sobering future facing salmon and orcas. You’ve read the articles, you’ve come up to speed on the issues and now it’s time to put that knowledge to work. Someone among our expanding team of followers may be able to create a much needed spark! Please think through your own network to identify people of influence you can reach out to; elected officials, their staff and government officials, especially in the state of Washington. You or someone you know who can make a personal phone call. KEY FOLKS IN DC HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS CLOSE TO A BREACH DECISION BEFORE, and if we can get an official here to put a call in asking the Corps in DC to fix the problem now, it can make all the difference in the world. Your connections could be the ones that put this over the top. Please ask for help and make a few phone calls. Remember time is of the essence, the Corps must complete the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement by mid-November. So we need to push them now.

If this headline startles you, it should. Washington state is losing its resident orca pod. And government agencies are using your tax money to do it.

An excellent piece by Elizabeth Batt on the current situation in the Salish Sea.

Here is the notice of the public meeting our County Council is having with Governor Inslee on Mt. Grant, Saturday, September 3rd at 9am. We need to let Governor Inslee know he can be a hero if he urges the Army Corps of Engineers and President Obama to breach the four lower Snake River dams to save salmon, orcas, and taxpayer $$, but he needs to act now. We will have signs for people to carry. Please plan to attend–please reply if you can come, so we know how many signs to have. Wear your “breach” t-shirts, if you have them. Details will be posted soon. Thank you so much!!

SAN JUAN ISLANDERS updated: please join RALLY to show Governor INSLEE the four Lower Snake River dams must be breached now. You can make a difference! Meet SATURDAY 9/3 @ 8:30am at Mt Grant. He will be there too and needs to know we care about the orcas’ survival. This brief rally is at the top of Mt. Grant at 8:30 a.m. If the gate is closed, meet at the bottom and march up to the top.

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.

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

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 dams that are returning a benefit of $0.15 for every taxpayer and ratepayer dollar spent and are on the verge of causing the extinction of Snake River salmon and steelhead.  Since our elected officials are not acting, let’s contact the Corps ourselves.