It’s the first major development in the decades-long legal battle since the Trump administration blew up a 2023 agreement for ...

A Chinook salmon spawning in a shallow stream near McCall. A Chinook salmon spawning in a shallow stream near McCall. (Sarah A. Miller/[email protected]) Conservation and fishing groups, ...

It's the first big development in a decadeslong battle since the Trump administration blew up a deal that had provided a path ...

Conservationists and the state of Oregon have asked a federal court to approve changes to dam operations on the lower Snake ...

Advocates are sounding the alarm that a vital species is nearing extinction in the largest river in the Pacific Northwest.

The state of Oregon and environmental and fishing groups are seeking a court order to adjust dam operations to help dwindling salmon populations in the Columbia and Snake rivers. The filing earlier ...

hunting and fishing policy for the National Wildlife Federation, said in a statement. The Columbia River Basin, spanning an ...

They argue that hydropower operations must be adjusted to help save imperiled salmon in the Columbia and Snake rivers.

Let’s start with the fish. Since these dams were built, four of the 16 fish runs that historically returned to spawn above Bonneville Dam are now extinct, and seven more are officially listed as ...

Brian Wheeler has spent a fair bit of the last six years wearing waders in the middle of the Big Hole River documenting river conditions and collecting samples of macroinvertebrates.

Nestled in the Lewis-Clark Valley, the town is surrounded by rolling hills that change their wardrobe with each season – emerald green in spring, golden in summer, russet and amber in fall, and a soft ...