
The First Salmon Ceremony | A Cultural Necessity
We had the honor of being invited on site for the First Salmon Ceremony hosted by the Colville Confederated Tribes on May 26 at the Chief Joseph Hatchery. It was

May Science on the Street
Featured article: Assessing climate change impacts on Pacific salmon and trout using bioenergetics and spatiotemporal explicit river temperature predictions under varying riparian conditions Abstract: Pacific salmon and trout populations are

Snowpack Update – late May 2022
*Written by Ryan Niemeyer Spring has definitely sprung and summer is well on it’s way here. Right now our snowpack looks solid, which is good news for our water resources

Trouble Brewing off the Coast
The lives of migratory fish are incredible. The number of hardships they encounter in their lifespan make their return to our region nearly a miracle! Ocean conditions are changing big

Fish Factors Mini-Series | Fish Factors: Adult Pre-spawn Holding Period
Welcome to our Fish Factors Mini-Series! Each quarter we will share important stories on factors impacting Upper Columbia salmon and trout! *Written by Tracy Bowerman Salmon and steelhead have complex

March Science on the Street
Featured article: Monitoring Hatchery Broodstock Composition and Genetic Variation of Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Basin with Multigeneration Pedigrees Abstract: Hatchery production of Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the