Will Shad Become the Northwest’s Premier Fish?
- November 28, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Could American shad, a large member of the herring family, eventually displace salmon as the region’s foremost fish?
Category – Fish and wildlife
As Summers Heat Up, a Plan to Provide Cold-Water Refuges for Fish in the Columbia and Lower Snake Rivers is Ready to Be Implemented
- October 20, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Summers in the Northwest have been getting hotter over time; combined with dam impoundments, this is bad news for migrating salmon and steelhead.
Pacific Lamprey
- September 23, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Pacific Lamprey, prized by Northwest tribes along with salmon, are considered an important species in the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which calls for action to improve lamprey migration success, survival, and growth.
Soil and Water Conservation Districts Play a Vital Role
- August 16, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout the basin play a critical role in gaining the support of private landowners to implement habitat projects on their properties.
Cost Saving Funds Will Benefit Program Hatcheries, Fish Screen Projects
- August 16, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Hatcheries and fish screen projects will be receiving $450,000 from the cost savings placeholder.
Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Project Review Completes Category Review Cycle
- August 16, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Projects in this category review include hatchery operation and maintenance, fish screen operation and maintenance, habitat restoration, and monitoring and evaluation.
Extreme Heat Prompts Emergency Measures to Aid Fish
- July 19, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Record-breaking temperatures scorched the Pacific Northwest in June as a heat dome settled over the region. While heat domes aren’t unusual, the magnitude and intensity of this one caused temperatures to spike well into the triple digits from Vancouver, Canada to Portland.
Measuring Impact
- July 19, 2021
- Carol Winkel
“We’re trying to do something we’ve never done before,” said Fish and Wildlife Director Patty O’Toole. “We’re trying to provide a more comprehensive and wholistic understanding of how the entire program is working.”
Steigerwald Floodplain Reconnection Project Enters Final Year of Construction
- June 15, 2021
- John Harrison
Project will reconnect more than 900 acres of habitat with the Columbia River for the benefit of fish and wildlife and providing new recreational opportunities.
Restoring Hard-to-reach Streams in the Yakima Basin
- May 11, 2021
- Carol Winkel
Sometimes, habitat restoration is as simple as putting back what you took away. For years, it was common practice to remove woody material from streams to increase river flows for human purposes—moving logs and irrigating crops, for example.
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