2021 Spring Chinook Numbers Looking Up
Spring Chinook return to the Upper Columbia between April and June 15th of each year. After that date, Chinook returning to the region are considered summer Chinook. The 2021 spring
Kids Get Outside and Learn About Local Habitats
Salmon recovery nonprofit, Cascade Fisheries, recently launched their Project: Watching Over the Watershed (WOW). During Covid their usual outreach activities were restricted to online and take-home kits but with recently
May Science on the Street
Featured article Estimates of Chinook Salmon Spawning Habitat in a Blocked Reach of the Columbia River Upstream of Grand Coulee Dam Abstract Spawning habitat of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) was
April Science on the Street
Featured article It’s complicated … environmental DNA as a predictor of trout and char abundance in streams Abstract The potential to provide inferences about fish abundance from environmental (e)DNA samples
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Features Local Paper in Editor’s Choice
The Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (CJFAS) recently selected a paper from the Upper Columbia for their 2021 Editor’s Choice! CJFAS is a preeminent journal in fisheries with
Snow Pack Update
We are at the end of winter, and the bulk of our region’s snowfall has occurred. Now is a good time to assess the level of our region’s snowpack and
