Columbia Basin Bulletin Q/A With Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director of Columbia Riverkeeper
July 28th, 2022
Columbia Riverkeeper is a non-profit organization that for many years has been involved in key legislation regarding efforts to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River and its tributaries. It focuses on environmental laws to stop illegal pollution, protect salmon habitat, and challenge fossil fuel terminals.
New Paper Says Breaching Lower Snake Dams ‘Likely To Prevent Extirpation, Extinction’ Of Snake River Salmon, Steelhead
July 27th, 2022
A team of scientists concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in the Lower Snake River Basin in Washington provides the best and only reasonable opportunity to promote recovery of key fish species, including salmon and steelhead.
Cool, Wet Spring Leads To Cancellation Of Drought Declaration For Central, Eastern Washington, Not As Rosy For Oregon, Idaho
July 20th, 2022
Though 100 degree-plus weather is on its way next week, unanticipated cool, wet weather in May and June prompted the Washington Department of Ecology to cancel the drought declaration for Central and Eastern Washington.
Mark Your Crabbing Buoy: Dead Orca Found Entangled Off Oregon Coast In Unmarked Crabbing Gear
July 20th, 2022
ODFW marine biologists and fishery managers continue their work to decrease whale entanglements in crabbing gear with good success. The frequency of entanglements has lessened over the last few years across the West Coast.
Oregon State Researchers Go ‘Into The Wild’ To Study Alaska River’s Hydrology; Sheds Light On Why Adventurer Got ‘Stuck In The Wild’
July 20th, 2022
The ill-fated “Into the Wild” adventurer chronicled by author Jon Krakauer and film director Sean Penn may have been able to cross the river that turned him back had he tried a day earlier or later, research by Oregon State University suggests.
NOAA Fisheries Announces $95 Million For New, Continuing Regional Salmon Recovery Programs, Includes Funds For Re-Introducing Salmon Above Grand Coulee
July 15th, 2022
NOAA Fisheries is recommending more than $95 million in funding for 19 new and continuing programs and projects to support West Coast salmon and steelhead populations, ranging from funds for efforts to reintroduce salmon and steelhead above Grand Coulee Dam, $24 million for habitat restoration in Washington and $7.2 million to Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation to “fund projects that are compatible with the Columbia Basin Collaborative sustainability goals.”
UO Researchers Develop New Way To Study How Fast Glacial Ice Melting; Informs Future Streamflow Management
July 14th, 2022
The latest technology to study glaciers fits in a backpack and can be carried up steep mountains.
California Federal Court Throws Out Trump Endangered Species Act Rules; Feds Wanted To Keep In Place During Re-Write
July 7th, 2022
A federal district court this week restored comprehensive Endangered Species Act regulatory protections to hundreds of species and the places they call home.
Idaho Fish and Game Dealing With Grizzly Bear/Livestock Incidents In Panhandle
July 7th, 2022
Idaho Fish and Game staff have confirmed three separate incidents of bears attacking and killing livestock in the Panhandle’s Bonner and Boundary counties.