5. COLVILLES STUDY FISH PASSAGE INTO BLOCKED AREA

The Colville Tribe announced this week that it is taking the first step
in assessing the production potential for salmon and steelhead in the
Columbia River upstream from Chief Joseph Dam — an area blocked to
upriver fish passage since the late 1950s.

Tribal resource specialists will begin examining salmon habitat on the
river and connected tributaries, in waters on reservation land. The
assessment is intended to help judge the feasibility …

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