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December 23, 2019
Save Our wild Salmon's 2019 year-in-review - and look ahead!
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On behalf of the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition's staff and board of directors, "THANK YOU!" for your incredible assistance and support this year to protect and restore wild salmon and steelhead, their rivers and the benefits they deliver to people and…
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December 23, 2019
Get Involved! Washington State's 'Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process' - A Resource Page
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Questionnaire, public comment, and January 2020 workshops: Governor Jay Inslee is sponsoring a critical conversation about the future of lower Snake River salmon and steelhead, Southern Resident orcas and Washington State communities. This fall, Governor…
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December 09, 2019
Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process: Online Questionnaire
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The Online Questionnaire is one of several important ways to participate in Governor Inslee’s Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process. This webpage introduces you to the questionnaire before you complete it and suggests an effective approach when you do. The…
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November 17, 2019
The Hill: A fresh look at the future of hydropower requires that we see clearly its past and present
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By Wm. Robert Irvin, Opinion ContributorNovember 5, 2019 As society grapples with climate change and the challenge of decarbonizing the national energy grid, proponents increasingly hold up hydropower as an indispensable part of the solution, touting it as…
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October 23, 2019
Harpers: The $68,000 Fish, The future of salmon in the Pacific Northwest
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October 23, 2019 By Patrick Symmes Just beyond the high pass into Stanley, Idaho, at the end of a very long day, I ran out of gas. It was 1997, and I still remember the sound of the engine on my father’s thirsty old Bronco, first sputtering, and then dying.…
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October 02, 2019
The 2019 Nimiipuu River Rendezvous Review!
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(Scroll down for more photos!) This September, orca, salmon, and river advocates joined with tribal members, fishermen, and farmers to advocate for salmon, orca, and a free-flowing Snake River our annual event (previously known as the Free the Snake…
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September 30, 2019
You're Invited: 'Dammed to Extinction'
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Coming to a river, -er, location near you! For eons, a one-of-a-kind population of killer whales has hunted chinook salmon along the Pacific Coast. For the last 40 years, renowned whale scientist Ken Balcomb has closely observed them. He’s familiar with a…
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September 30, 2019
Lewiston Morning Tribune: Don’t make the choice; merely clarify it
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September 29, 2019 By Marty Trillhaase You could understand why people attending the Andrus Center’s forum on salmon recovery left Boise in April on such a high note. Gov. Brad Little announced he would do what others had talked about by setting a table with…
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September 11, 2019
Nimiipuu River Rendezvous Sept 20th to 22nd – Save the Date!
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Gathering on the Snake River to Support a Free-Flowing River Tours, educational talks, music, food and a river paddle September 20th - 22nd Hell’s Gate State Park, Lewiston, Idaho Join tribal members, anglers, boaters, and advocates for our salmon, orca and…
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September 03, 2019
Hot Water Report 2019 - August 30th
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Issue 9 - August 30th, 2019 Welcome to the Hot Water Report, Week 9. This is the final report in our summer series. Over the last few months, we have looked at conditions such as water temperatures and status of salmon and steelhead returns on the lower Snake…
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Aug 28, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 23rd
Aug 26, 2019 - Action Alert - Contact Washington State leaders today - "Salmon and orca need help today!"
Aug 19, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 16th
Aug 13, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 9th
Aug 8, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 2nd
Jul 12, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 26th
Jul 12, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 12th
Jul 5, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 5th
Jun 13, 2019 - Save Our wild Salmon Coalition Job Posting
May 5, 2019 - GiveBIG 2019 is on Wednesday, May 8 - make your pledge today!
Apr 21, 2019 - Can we come together? Next week in Idaho.
Apr 18, 2019 - 17th Annual Rose’ Revival Fundraiser for SOS
Feb 22, 2019 - CBB: Researchers Synthesize Dam Removal Studies; Suggest Ecosystem Effects Can Be Predicted
Feb 4, 2019 - Call and write your Washington State legislators today! Starving orcas need salmon!
Dec 23, 2018 - Save Our wild Salmon's 2018 year-in-review - and look ahead!
Dec 4, 2018 - The Revelator: Four Major Dam-Removal Projects To Keep an Eye on in the Coming Year
Nov 21, 2018 - Happy Thanksgiving from the Save Our wild Salmon Crew!
Nov 13, 2018 - An update on orca and salmon protection efforts (11.11.18)
Oct 25, 2018 - Orca/Salmon Alert - 5-day comment period closes TODAY (Oct. 29) - Act now!
Sep 7, 2018 - You're invited! 2018 Flotilla to 'Free the Snake' - Sept. 7/8 in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley
Aug 28, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - August 24
Aug 13, 2018 - Hot Water Report - August 10
Aug 7, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - August 3
Jul 30, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - July 27
Jul 23, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - July 20
Jul 22, 2018 - U.S. Dept. of State: Town Hall To Discuss Modernization of the Columbia River Treaty Regime
Jul 22, 2018 - News Deeply: Here’s How the Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. Would Work
Jul 22, 2018 - CBB: Connecting Salmon Recovery Efforts: Columbia Basin Partnership Releases Vision Statement, Goals
Jul 16, 2018 - Del Norte Triplicate: Dam Removal Plan Out for Public Review
Jul 16, 2018 - CBB: Council Fish/Wildlife Committee Discusses Tribal Plans To Restore Pacific Lamprey To Historic Range
Jul 16, 2018 - TDN: Columbia Riverkeeper: Stronger than ever?
Jul 9, 2018 - Seattle Times: Audit finds 70 percent of B.C. fish-processing plants do not comply with environmental regulations
Jul 5, 2018 - Yes! Magazine: 5 Reasons Salmon Are an Environmental Justice Solution
Jul 3, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Commission Selects Kelly Susewind As New Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife Director
Jun 28, 2018 - News Deeply: Salmon Are Booming in Oregon’s Rogue River. Dam Removal May Be Why.
Jun 28, 2018 - Alison Morrow: What wildlife need from us—awareness
Jun 18, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Tie Vote In U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Rulings In Washington State Fish Culverts Case
Jun 18, 2018 - Editorial: Shifts of market and region
Jun 11, 2018 - Seattle Times: Tied U.S. Supreme Court decision means Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration
Jun 1, 2018 - Seattle Times: Once-flooded Elwha land becomes forest
May 30, 2018 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Trump's attack on salmon recovery is unconscionable
May 24, 2018 - For the Sake of the Snake
May 21, 2018 - Post Register: 'It’s about art making a statement’
May 16, 2018 - YOU'RE INVITED! CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF WILD & SCENIC RIVERS WITH SAWYERS PADDLES AND OARS - A BENEFIT FOR SAVE OUR WILD SALMON
May 14, 2018 - B-Run Steelhead - Extinction in the Heart of Idaho
Apr 19, 2018 - Seattle Times: Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
Apr 2, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - Portland, OR - Thursday, April 26 - 6-9 pm
Apr 2, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - Olympia, WA - Wednesday, April 25 - 6-9 pm
Mar 27, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes: Walla Walla
Mar 15, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes: Moscow
Mar 15, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes: Spokane, the journey begins
Mar 2, 2018 - Seattle Times: State kills Atlantic salmon farming in Washington
Feb 16, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes - Spokane - March 4, 2018
Feb 4, 2018 - The Tyee: Megadams Not Clean or Green, Says Expert
Jan 30, 2018 - Seattle Times: Fish farm caused Atlantic salmon spill near San Juans, then tried to hide how bad it was, state says
Jan 18, 2018 - Tale of Two Rivers Online Resources
Jan 12, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - at the Cracker Building in Spokane - Thursday, January 25
Dec 21, 2017 - 2017 Year in Review: Much done – much to be done
Dec 19, 2017 - A Tale of Two Rivers - at the Burke Museum in Seattle - Wednesday, January 24
Dec 17, 2017 - Seattle Times: Violations prompt Washington state to cancel Atlantic salmon farm lease at Port Angeles
Nov 29, 2017 - From the desk of Jacob Schmidt: Faith leaders meet with McMorris Rodgers office to oppose HR 3144
Nov 29, 2017 - 'It Takes Our Purpose': With No Salmon, Yurok Tribe Struggles With Identity
Nov 21, 2017 - Happy Thanksgiving from the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition!