Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon, according to a final federal report announced on Friday on salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia River Basin.

A new draft report released Thursday called change in the Lower Snake River inevitable. The draft report will guide U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee as they ...

Large dams are no longer being built in the U.S. In fact, they are being removed, especially in the Northwest, with a 100% success rate in improving fish runs. | Opinion ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. —The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration ...

On the banks of the Snake River in far eastern Washington, sockeye salmon have had a rough summer. The water behind the last major concrete dam they have to swim past is way too hot. “It’s ...

LEWISTON – The change from the Biden to the Trump administration is primed to alter the trajectory of salmon recovery in the Snake and Columbia river basins. The effort to save the threatened ...

Despite increase, the lower Salmon River between Rice Creek and Twin bridges has been closed to ensure anglers don’t exceed ...

The Columbia River is at a crossroads. Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada over the river's benefits are stalled.

As writer Timothy Egan wrote in his book, The Good Rain, “The Pacific Northwest is simply this: anywhere salmon can get to.” 15 The Columbia River Basin defines much of Egan’s “anywhere ...

WASHINGTON, USA — You will be able to harvest Chinook salmon in different areas of the Snake River. You have to follow all of the rules within the areas while fishing. Here is a list of the ...