For over two decades, the CSS has provided essential data and insights into how the system of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers impacts the survival of migratory fish in the watershed.
Our 2025 Washington State Legislative Wrap-up
Our recap of the 2025 Washington State legislature session and the wins and losses for steelhead, and road ahead.
Cold Water Connection Campaign
Cold Water Connection Campaign reopens rivers for Olympic Peninsula steelhead and salmon
Durable Solutions for the Deschutes Basin
How TU is advocating for improved water quality and anadromous fish reintroduction within the hydropower management framework
Washington State’s $15 billion Budget Crisis
A shortfall in the legislature’s proposed operating budget for WDFW puts the Skagit River winter steelhead fishery in jeopardy.
Happy Wild Steelhead Day in Washington!
Why is March 15 used by WDFW to to determine if a spawning steelhead is a hatchery or a wild fish?
Science Friday: New genetic research provides key insights into struggling Yuba River salmon
Our scientists help confirm that a critical population of wild spring-run Chinook salmon still return to California’s Lower Yuba River.
New restrictions on motorized boating protect habitat and spawning salmon in the Upper Rogue
Last month the Oregon State Marine Board approved a new framework that specifies seasons and reaches where commercial motorized charter boats may operate on Oregon’s beautiful Upper Rogue River.
Fish are arriving upstream of the former Klamath dams. What comes next?
Now that the Klamath dams are down, the fish are back, but our work is not yet done to help them thrive.
Winter steelhead citizen science opportunity
This winter, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking anglers to assist with collecting scale samples from natural-origin winter steelhead in Southwest Washington’s Region 5.