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John Ryan/KUOWThe Trump administration wants to eliminate several programs that benefit Pacific salmon, the iconic but widely threatened species of the Pacific Northwest. -
Oregon Field Guide/OPBAfter decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they鈥檙e working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain.
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Invasive smallmouth and striped bass came into the Coquille River roughly a decade ago. They've been feasting on young salmon since, disrupting the numbers of this prized fish. Now the Coquille Indians and the state department of Fish & Wildlife are going on the offensive, electro-fishing being one of the latest tools at their disposal. -
An estimated 2,500 Chinook salmon died before they could reach their spawning grounds in Whatcom County in September. -
After several difficult years for the salmon industry in Oregon, Governor Kate Brown has asked the US Department of Commerce for federal disaster relief for fishermen. -
Brown said salmon are a vital component for the state鈥檚 natural resources and provide significant commercial, recreational, economic and aesthetic benefits. Salmon are also very important for Native American tribes in the region. -
Northwest wildlife and wildlife habitat could get a helping hand next week from the federal government. -
Funding to help fix culverts could open up cold water habitat to Northwest salmon. -
For the first time in its 55 year history, the Iron Gate fish hatchery, which raises salmon and steelhead, will not release its salmon smolts into the Klamath River this summer. -
Warmer waters can spell bad news for salmon, especially if the temperatures stay warm for long periods of time. -
Salmon populations in the Klamath River have been struggling for years. Late last week, the Klamath Spring Chinook Salmon was added to California鈥檚 Endangered Species List. -
Federal energy regulators have approved a key step in the long road toward removing four hydroelectric dams on the lower Klamath River to help threatened salmon. -
The drought in Northern California, combined with agricultural water use, is shrinking the Shasta River, according to a conservation group in Siskiyou County. -
After years of drought, salmon in Northern California are facing extinction. Conservation groups in the region have drafted a water management plan that, if adopted, would send less water to Central Valley farmers and keep more cold water for fish.