The Klamath dam removal process is well underway and has received a lot of attention – both positive and negative. In some cases, outright misinformation has been spread by opponents of dam removal.
The Value of Monitoring Fish Populations in the John Day Basin
TU’s Oregon Policy Advisor spends a day with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on the John Day River
The Elwha River: A wild ride through a decade of dam removal
Data from the Elwha River – and from several other rivers where dams have been removed – are consistent in their story: restoring and improving connectivity benefits migratory fish species.
Bringing the salmon (and steelhead) home
The Klamath River dam removal is well underway. With one dam removed and three more to go, by this fall, the Klamath River will be reconnected for the first time in over a century.
There’s hope for endangered salmon and steelhead
Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project receives NOAA’s Partners in the Spotlight Award.
Legislative Summary: Washington’s 2024 Session
Trout Unlimited was hard at work in the 2024 session promoting conservation-oriented policy and funding items critical for our steelhead and other coldwater fish populations.
Legislative Summary: Oregon’s 2024 Legislative Session
The Oregon Legislature wrapped up its 2024 legislative session in March. Trout Unlimited (TU) and Wild Steelheaders United are pleased to report that the Legislature passed some important policy and budget measures for fish and rivers this year. Fortunately, some counter-productive proposals didn’t advance.
A Watershed Moment on the Elwha River
This fall on Washington’s Elwha River, for the first time since dam removal, recovering Coho salmon numbers were able to support a Ceremonial and Subsistence fishery led by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Klamath Fish Reintroduction effort receives additional capacity
The 2024 Oregon legislative session ended last week, and Trout Unlimited (TU) is pleased to share that the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) Klamath Fish Reintroduction effort received important funding to fully monitor the first returns of anadromous fish to the Upper Basin this fall.
Lessons from Declines in Chinook Productivity
In this month’s Science Friday, we look at the loss of fecundity in Washington Chinook populations.