When the fish don’t show up, the river tells the truth 

out in a boat chinook fishing

In May, I sat in the boat with my brother on the Clearwater River, fishing for spring Chinook. Our excitement had been brewing for a year, since last season ended. The river looked right. The water felt right. It was the kind of morning that reminds you why people in Idaho wait all year for these incredible fish to come home. But by the end of the day, we had not gotten a…

Idaho’s spring Chinook season: A reminder of what we’ve lost and what we can still restore 

chinook season

This isn’t just about whether a fishing season opens on April 25. It’s about addressing the real problem and restoring a free-flowing lower Snake River to rebuild the conditions needed for healthy, harvestable wild salmon and steelhead to return.

White House directs agencies to prioritize wild salmon recovery in Columbia River Basin 

Areal view of damn

TU: Removal of dams on the Snake River is key to recovering wild fish runs  Contacts:  ARLINGTON, Va.—The White House is recognizing treaty obligations to the sovereign nations of the Pacific Northwest and directing federal agencies to prioritize the recovery of wild salmon, steelhead and other native fish in the Columbia River Basin, and ordering…

Salmon Recovery Must be Built on Ambitious, Achievable Goals Instead of Bare Minimums

Man with a net pulls in a large salmon from a white water stream rushing through a narrow rock formation. The man's biceps are impressive.

The communities and ecosystem of the Columbia River Basin need healthy and harvestable salmon and steelhead populationsHaley Ohms and Rob Masonis