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Mussel Strategy

January 23, 2017
John Harrison

Non-native, invasive freshwater mussels pose "a grave threat to the waters and economic resources" of the state, Governor Steve Bullock said last fall, and now the state has a plan to respond quickly if and when the invaders take hold.

Fish And Wildlife Project Cost Savings

January 18, 2017
John Harrison

Cost savings in existing fish and wildlife projects could be shifted to higher-priority projects including scientific research, habitat evaluations, and projects addressing sturgeon and lamprey without adding money to the program.

Mussel Alert

December 16, 2016
John Harrison

Zebra and quagga mussel larvae discovered in several Montana water bodies in November prompted a defensive action to keep the damaging species from invading other Northwest water bodies. Federal money is on the way to help the fight.

Invasive Mussels Discovered in Montana, Governor Declares Statewide Natural Resource Emergency

December 05, 2016
Carol Winkel

Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order on November 30 declaring a statewide natural resource emergency for due to the detection invasive aquatic mussel larvae

Moving Fish Over High Dams

November 16, 2016
John Harrison

In response to a strategy in the Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, a paper by the Council's staff reviews ways that fish are moved past tall or "high head" dams. The paper uses examples of fish passage at dams in the Northwest and elsewhere.

The Blob Is Back

October 11, 2016
John Harrison

Scientists are working to understand how The Blob — unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean — is affecting species at virtually every level of the food chain, including Columbia River salmon.

Fun With Sturgeon

September 20, 2016
John Harrison

Sturgeon, giants of the Columbia River system, were the focus of an annual festival sponsored by the city of Vancouver, Washington. The Council invited children and adults to learn more about Columbia River Basin fish and wildlife.

Cool Relief

September 15, 2016
John Harrison

The summer of 2016 was not the disaster for summer-migrating salmon that 2015 was, thanks to effective collaboration among dam and fish managers, cooperative weather, and dam-passage improvements that cooled water in fish ladders on the Snake River.

Upper Columbia Salmon Habitat

September 14, 2016
John Harrison

An assessment of potential salmon habitat will help inform a future decision about whether and where to reintroduce ocean-going fish to the area above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, which has been blocked to salmon for more than 70 years.

The Invasion Strengthens

September 13, 2016
John Harrison

Researchers have documented an increase in juvenile northern pike in Lake Roosevelt. This is not good news.

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