salmon

Hey Oregon River lovers, mark you calendar for the 1st Annual Wilson River Clean-Up this Saturday. The Indian Summer is slated to extend into the weekend, so head on over to one of Oregon’s signature salmon and steelhead rivers. Hang out with fellow river lovers and clean up this beautiful… Read the rest

Today, the Obama administration adopted a Bush-era salmon plan for the Columbia-Snake rivers in the Northwest. A national coalition of businesses, clean energy advocates, and fishing and conservation groups voiced grave disappointment about the decision, saying it does not do enough for endangered salmon and communities in tthe basin. Other … Read the rest

For years now, federal agencies — most recently under the direction of the Bush administration — have done and said some pretty absurd things when it comes to restoring salmon in the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia-Snake River Basin.  Instead of taking a hard look at the science, the law, and the … Read the rest

Idaho will welcome home its wild salmon this weekend at the 10th Annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival. Snake River chinook and sockeye salmon are returning to the streams and lakes in the Sawtooth Valley and Stanley Basin. These fish tackle an epic journey — swimming 900 miles and climbing 6,500 feet… Read the rest

In Paris, a cleaner Seine is seeing the return of wild salmon, something that hasn’t happened in almost a century. Not only salmon are returning to the French capital’s famous river; the number of fish species in the Seine has blown up to 32 which speaks strongly to the city’s… Read the rest

Some good salmon news today via our friends at Save Our Wild Salmon:

Today, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), joined by 20 additional co-sponsors from across the nation, introduced the Salmon Solutions and Planning Act (SSPA) in the House of Representatives. The bill would provide Congress … Read the rest

Big things happening in the salmon world today. Obama’s crew is in town to discuss the future of the Columbia and Snake River salmon policy, which could have a big impact on local commercial fishing jobs. But fisherman and salmon advocates did not receive an invitation to meet with administration… Read the rest