Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept ...

For the first time in more 80 years, Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River in Northern California thanks to an innovative wildlife program.

For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries near the California-Oregon line. Skip to content Local News ...

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Oct. 2 on the Klamath River in Southern Oregon and Northern California.. Four dams were taken out, allowing adult salmon to swim all ...

A fall chinook salmon swims through a tributary of the Klamath River in Oregon in October 2024, after four dams were removed downstream. Paul Wilson “Dams are coming out.

And this was only the latest example of fish returning to the upper river. On Oct. 16, Oregon officials announced that they had spotted chinook salmon swimming there for the first time in 112 years.

Wild salmon are swimming quicker due to painkillers and other drugs dumped in rivers and the sea, reveals new research. Traces of a sleeping pill shortened the time it took for juvenile salmon to ...

The Upper Klamath River is also part of restoration work. The salmon's return inspires biologists to continue their efforts in the upper basin. Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management Oregon and ...

Imagine standing on a riverbank as thousands of dead salmon float past, belly-up and rotting in the hot California air. That's the sight—and smell—that greeted people along the Klamath River ...

The removal of dams on the Klamath River has enabled salmon to swim far upstream to spawn. Wildlife officials have found salmon upstream in Oregon.

Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept out of the chilly, clear waters by the Englebright Dam .