Columbia River

Salmon are now spawning in waters blocked by Grand Coulee Dam. It's the start of a larger effort to reintroduce salmon into the blocked area.A salmon…

It's been a bad year for steelhead runs on the Columbia and Snake rivers. It’s so bad that some anglers are calling for other fishers to voluntarily limit…

Pets dead or sick after coming in contact with Columbia River water near the Tri-Cities, Wash. Now health officials have confirmed the culprit, Anatoxin-a…

Tribes across the Northwest called for immediate action to remove the four Lower Snake River dams during a two-day Salmon and Orca summit in western…

Competing interests have weighed in this week on a wide-ranging plan to restore salmon by removing the four dams on the Lower Snake River.Eleven tribal…

Opinions are mixed on a federal judge’s ruling concerning water spilled over Columbia and Snake River dams to help fish migration.This week, U.S. district…

A comprehensive new study of a vast underground reservoir of water in central Washington confirms what irrigators and water district managers have known…

Restoring historical salmon runs above two big dams on the upper Columbia River has long been a dream for Indian tribes and conservationists. But there…

Fish experts, scientists and tribal leaders came together in Spokane last week to discuss plans to try to reintroduce salmon and steelhead in the waters…

Hungry hordes of seals and sea lions have been gathering at the mouth of the Columbia River to gorge on fish returning from the sea. Right now, the prey…