The Columbia & Snake Rivers Interactive Map

In a landscape the size of France, the Columbia and Snake Rivers once supported the most prolific salmon runs in the world. At the time of Lewis and Clark, 10 - 16 million adult salmon returned each year from the ocean seeking their natal streams to spawn and die. For countless generations, Pacific salmon have served as the keystone for a diverse tapestry of human communities and wild ecosystems in the Northwest. Today, these magnificent fish face extinction.

Use your cursor to explore the Columbia-Snake River basin. Pop-up windows introduce you to the causes of decline, people and communities impacted, economic benefits of recovery and other information about what could be one of the greatest river and ecosystem restorations our nation has ever seen. Click on the links to see further information or view the videos.
NOTE: Map is best viewed in Internet Explorer (free download).
For 'camera links', you'll need RealPlayer (free download).

 

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With a combined membership of over 6 million, the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition (SOS) is a nationwide coalition of conservation organizations, commercial and sportsfishing associations, businesses, river groups, and taxpayer advocates working collectively to restore self-sustaining, healthy, and abundant wild salmon to rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest.