Restoring the Lower Snake River
Thank You President Biden and Six Sovereigns.
On Friday, February 23rd, White House officials celebrated the signing of a Columbia-Snake River Basin restoration agreement with the Six Sovereigns (states of Washington and Oregon and the four lower Columbia River Treaty Tribes: the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, and the Nez Perce Tribe).
Watch the White House Ceremony
The landmark restoration agreement, along with a multi-year stay in Snake River litigation led by Earthjustice, was announced on Dec. 14, 2023, and approved by Judge Michael Simon on Feb. 8, 2024. The agreement, which includes U.S. Government Commitments based on a comprehensive restoration plan developed by the four lower Columbia River Treaty Tribes with Washington and Oregon, aims to restore wild salmon populations in the Snake and Columbia rivers while also beginning work to replace the energy, transportation and irrigation services now provided by the four lower Snake River dams.
December’s agreement was preceded by a Presidential Memorandum in September directing federal agencies to use all their authorities to restore healthy and abundant wild salmon and steelhead populations across the Columbia-Snake River Basin and to review and update any policies not aligned with that goal.
This celebration in Washington DC was possible thanks to the unwavering leadership of Northwest Tribes who have long advocated for a comprehensive solution to protect salmon from extinction while investing in Northwest communities.
Following the signing ceremony, Joseph Bogaard, Executive Director of Save Our wild Salmon Coalition issued the following statement:
"We are deeply grateful and applaud the Biden administration and the Six Sovereigns for their leadership and partnership to restore Columbia-Snake River Basin salmon and reaching an agreement that will invest in the future for all people of the Pacific Northwest." Joseph Bogaard, Executive Director, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
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FURTHER INFORMATION:
Press Releases:
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission: Landmark Agreement Prioritizing the Restoration of Healthy and Abundant Columbia Basin Salmon Populations Formalized by Biden Administration
- Earthjustice: Earthjustice Plaintiffs Join in White House Ceremony Uplifting Historic Columbia Basin Restoration Agreement
- National Wildlife Federation: Biden Administration Signs Historic Agreement with Northwest Tribes, Leaders
- Sierra Club: Sierra Club Celebrates Signing of Columbia River Basin Agreement at White House
Factsheets and Resources:
- Biden-Harris Administration Factsheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 10-Year Partnership with Tribes and States to Restore Wild Salmon, Expand Clean Energy Production, Increase Resilience, and Provide Energy Stability in the Columbia River Basin
- Earthjustice Factsheet: New federal commitments to fight salmon extinction in the Columbia River Basin
- Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative: A New Opportunity to Restore Salmon, Honor Treaties, and Invest in the Northwest
- Earthjustice Explainer: The Government Just Took a Big Step Toward Breaching Salmon-Killing Dams
- Earthjustice: A Long Fight to Restore Snake River Salmon: Timeline of selected events, court rulings, and more recent development
- Biden-Harris Administration: Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin
- Biden-Harris Administration: September Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration, Tribes Reach Historic Agreement Supporting Efforts to Restore Healthy and Abundant Salmon Populations to Upper Columbia River Basin
Court Documents:
- Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative (PDF)
- Snake River Litigation Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
- Litigation Stay (PDF)
- Federal commitments (PDF)
MEDIA COVERAGE:
News Articles:
- Seattle Times: PNW tribal nations, states sign historic Columbia Basin agreement with U.S.
- Confederated Umatilla Journal: Ceremonial signing celebrates historic Columbia River Basin Agreement
- POLITICO E&E News: White House celebrates $1B deal to save Columbia River Basin salmon
- AP News: White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
- NWNews: Tribes, governments sign historic agreement that's a 'path forward' for salmon, dams
- Oregon Capital Chronicle: Governors, tribes ratify Columbia River Basin pact at White House signing ceremony
- Spokesman-Review: Northwest tribes, Washington and Oregon sign Columbia River salmon agreement at the White House
- Capital Press: Tribes, officials sign Columbia River Basin Agreement on Snake River dams
- Elkhorn Media Group: CTUIR signs Columbia River Basin Agreement
- Tri-City Herald: White House ceremony launches $1 billion Snake River dams, salmon settlement
- Northwest Sportsman Magazine: Biden Administration, WA, OR, 4 Tribes Sign Columbia Basin Commitments
- NBC (TriCities/Yakima): Historic Columbia River Agreement signed at White House
- Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Cd’A tribe reaches 10-year salmon run deal with feds
- The Center Square: Pact to restore Columbia Basin salmon populations signed in White House ceremony
- Inlander: Columbia River Basin Agreement offers promise of 'socially just' clean energy, restored salmon
Editorials, Op-eds, and Letters to the Editor:
- Idaho Capital Sun Commentary: Rewilding the Lower Snake: How cultural values of a free flowing river exceed those of a reservoir by Bert Bowler
- The Columbian: Letter: Dam rhetoric is not helpful by Mark Leed
- The Spokesman-Review: A bold blueprint for salmon restoration in the Columbia River Basin puts region on the right course by Emily Washines, board president of Columbia Riverkeeper and Bill Arthur Sierra Club’s Snake/Columbia River Salmon campaign director
ACT TODAY: Sen. Murray/Gov. Inslee 'Snake River Salmon Initiative' Survey Resource Page
ACT TODAY: Complete the SNAKE RIVER SURVEY! Support leadership by Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee!
Last fall, Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee committed to develop and deliver a comprehensive solution to protect and recover Snake River salmon and invest in the region's communities by July 31, 2022.
More recently in February, they posted an online survey and invited people to share their thoughts about Snake River dam removal and salmon recovery. This survey is one part of the Murray/Inslee Snake River Initiative to determine how to restore endangered salmon as they consider removing the four Snake River dams and replacing their services with alternatives.
COMPLETE THIS SURVEY TODAY – AND ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DO THE SAME! With your help, we can show strong public support for the leadership by Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee and their commitment to develop a comprehensive plan by July 2022 to protect/restore wild salmon and steelhead that includes lower Snake River dam removal. It is important to encourage engagement from as many different people and perspectives as possible.
Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee have said they will announce their findings with an actionable plan by July 31, 2022. In mid-May, they will issue a draft report about how the services provided by the dams can be replaced. That will be followed by a public input process in mid-May through mid-June. It is important to engage with their initiative at every opportunity possible.
Their decision in July will determine whether Snake River salmon will go extinct or recover.
ABOUT THE SURVEY:
- Anyone can fill out the survey; it is not limited to Washington residents.
- You do not need to answer all the questions. At a minimum, fill out questions #2 and #9. You can hit “NEXT” to skip a question.
QUESTION #2 ("What is your primary interest?") allows people an opportunity to share why they - YOU - care about the issue.
QUESTION #9 ("Other issues?") presents an important opportunity to talk about helping orca and other species that will benefit from restoring salmon and steelhead populations. It’s also a chance to mention the urgency - how salmon are facing an extinction crisis, how our region needs justice for tribes, and how this is an opportunity for smart investments that help all Northwest people and communities.
At a minimum, complete Questions #2 and #9: These are the two most important survey questions.
For more information about the Murray/Inslee Snake River Salmon Initiative: www.LSRDoptions.org
SUMMARY OF SURVEY QUESTIONS AND SAMPLE RESPONSES:
QUESTION 1 - Select the box that best represents your affiliation. Check concerned citizens - for most people. You then fill in your zip code in a box for geographic location.
QUESTION 2 - What is your primary interest regarding the lower Snake River dams? [This is the opportunity to say why you care about this issue. Please fill it out with your interest and why this issue is important to you!]
Q2 Sample messages: Prevent salmon extinction; help starving orca; honor treaty rights and our promises to Native American people/social justice; the importance of salmon to our NW heritage; important for sport, commercial, and tribal fishing communities and our economy; ensuring a bright future for our region; want solutions that work for fishermen and for farmers, for tribes and utilities.
QUESTION 3 - Irrigated Agriculture: What benefits need to be replaced if the dams are breached? What actions could provide similar or greater benefits?
Q3 Sample messages: As a result of dam removal, some pumps and wells won't be able to provide the water that the reservoirs did. Actions that address this are to adjust the pumps (longer intakes and more lift) so they will operate at river level and drill wells deeper as needed.
Question 4 - Navigation and transportation: What current benefits need to be addressed if the dams are breached? What actions could provide similar or greater benefits?
Q4 Sample messages: Barging of grain on the Snake River would end with dam removal, as would substantial public subsidies that support current barge transportation. Actions that address this are investing in expanding railroad service, upgrading roads, and modernizing port facilities to handle rail and truck loading/unloading. With a focus on developing electric rail and truck transport, these investments can help reduce total greenhouse gas emissions from moving agricultural products to market.
Question 5 - Energy: What energy services need to be addressed if the dams are breached? What actions could provide similar or greater benefits?
Q5 Sample messages: There is a modest amount of power produced from the dams that would need to be replaced and the dams provide some other energy services. Climate change is already affecting snowpacks and making hydropower less reliable during late summer and winter when it's most needed. Actions to take—We can replace the lost power of the dams with clean energy from wind, solar, batteries, and energy efficiency. The NW has abundant renewable power that is already cost-effective and just gets cheaper. These investments will produce a clean, reliable, affordable, and more modern energy system
Question 6 - Tourism and Recreation: What benefits need to be replaced if the dams are breached? What actions could provide similar or greater benefits?
Q6 Sample messages: There are already abundant slack water recreation opportunities in the Columbia Basin from lakes and other reservoirs. Some campgrounds would be lost from around the reservoirs. Dam removal would make for more diverse and better recreation and tourism because it will restore 140 miles of a free-flowing river and will have more salmon and steelhead. Rafting, kayaking, fishing, and other river-based activities would increase. Guided trips would be in demand. Overall diversity of recreation would grow and benefit.
Question 7 - Community Well Being (environmental, social, & economic resources): What benefits need to be replaced if dams are breached? What actions could provide similar or greater benefits?
Sample messages: There are a modest number of jobs associated with dams, ports, and barges, but they're important to those who hold them; generous retraining and placement programs will be needed and obligatory. Environmental damage has occurred from wrecking a river with the dams. Climate change is overheating the water in stagnant reservoirs killing salmon and steelhead. Breaching the dams would restore salmon, honor our commitments to the tribes, and help reduce temperature impacts.
Question 8 - Economic Prosperity: What benefits need to be addressed if the dams are breached? What actions would provide similar or greater benefits?
Q8 Sample messages: The previous impacts to irrigation, navigation, energy can all be successfully replaced and provide a more modern and effective system in their place. A restored river and salmon and steelhead runs will increase economic opportunity for sport, commercial and tribal fishing communities from central Idaho to the coasts of Washington and Oregon. Restoring the river provides overall economic and environmental benefits to the region.
Question 9 - Other: This is an important opportunity to talk about helping orca and other species that will benefit from restoring salmon and steelhead populations. It is also a chance to mention the urgency for salmon that are facing an extinction crisis, the injustice to tribes and to their way of life that a dammed river has imposed, and the opportunity to address impacts with smart investments and planning and to build a better future for all together.
Have any questions about the survey or this moment of opportunity? Reach out to carrie@wildsalmon.org
Washington State Food Professionals Call for Solutions for Salmon and Communities
On March 9th, more than 225 Washington State-based food professionals sent a letter thanking Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray for their initiative to protect and restore endangered Snake River salmon and asking Sen. Maria Cantwell for her assistance this year to help develop a comprehensive, long-term solution for imperiled Columbia-Snake River Basin salmon.
click to viewIn recognition of the extinction crisis facing many Northwest salmon populations today, more than 225 chefs, brewers, market owners and others from across Washington State sent a letter to Gov. Inslee, Sen. Murray and Sen. Cantwell. The signers emphasize that for them, “salmon is much more than a fish; it is one of our most valued business partners.” The letter thanks these three statewide policymakers for their past efforts to protect salmon and asks for their “continued leadership at this moment of great urgency and opportunity.”
The letter stresses that urgent work is needed in 2022 to prevent further extinction and to restore salmon abundance in the Snake River Basin in a manner that brings everyone – including farmers, fishermen and other food producers - forward together.
Last year, Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee acknowledged the extinction crisis facing Snake River fish and committed to developing a long-term plan by July 31, 2022 in order to protect and restore them. As a key step in the process to develop a comprehensive solution for Snake River salmon and Northwest communities, they have been working closely with the region’s tribes, stakeholders and other experts to produce a report by early spring that identifies how to replace the energy, irrigation and transportation services provided by the dams today. Sen. Cantwell's leadership to help develop a durable, regional solution that meets the need of Snake River salmon and Northwest communities will be essential for this initiative's success.
The letter calls for action: “We need new policies and programs in 2022 that will provide both fisherman and farmer greater certainty and the opportunity to thrive. We ask you to seize this window of opportunity before us to develop and deliver a comprehensive investment package that restores the lower Snake River, recovers healthy salmon populations, and keeps farmers and fishermen gainfully employed and feeding our communities.”
While Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee have not explicitly committed to including dam removal in their plan, they have put this option at the center of discussions today. Their report will be a crucial resource for understanding our region’s options for replacing the dams' services as they explore how to restore salmon abundance, help feed endangered orcas, and uphold our nation’s promise to our region's tribes in a manner that moves everyone forward together.
Settlement talks between the Biden Administration, Nez Perce Tribe, State of Oregon and SOS member groups led by Earthjustice are also under way on a similar timeline. The long-running litigation was paused last fall to allow the parties to work together to develop a long-term solution that could resolve the lawsuit and protect endangered wild fish facing extinction caused in large part by the system of federal dams and reservoirs on the Snake and Columbia rivers.
Here's the full letter with signers and the accompanying press release.
Stand with Washington State Food Professionals - Contact Governor Inslee, Senator Murray and Senator Cantwell today.
Urge them to act this year...before salmon extinction becomes our legacy.
Contact Washington State's leaders: "Now is the time to act!”
Please call and write:
If you live in Washington State, here's one important thing you can do right now: pick up the phone and call Gov. Inslee, Sen. Murray, and Sen. Cantwell.
We need their leadership to protect and restore abundant salmon populations and the many benefits they bring to our region, and to invest our communities and infrastructure to bring everyone forward together. It only takes a moment, but make a big difference!
Sen. Patty Murray: (202) 224-2621 (D.C.)
Sen. Maria Cantwell: (202) 224-3441 (D.C)
Gov. Jay Inslee: (360) 902-4111 (Olympia)
Here are suggested message points:
- Introduce yourself and include where you live. Be polite and speak clearly.
- Main message for Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee: “I am calling to thank the senator / governor for her/his commitments to protect Snake River salmon and for engaging with Northwest Tribes, stakeholders and other experts to develop a comprehensive regional solution that restores Snake River salmon and invests in our communities by July 2022.
- Main message for Sen. Cantwell: I am calling to thank the senator for her good work to secure important funding for culvert removal and habitat work in last year's infrastructure bill. I also urge her to provide her leadership in 2022 working with Sen. Murray and the Biden Administration to develop a comprehensive plan for Snake River salmon that restores the lower Snake River and replaces the services they provide today.
- Messages for all three public officials:
- As a constituent, I strongly support restoring the lower Snake River and its salmon through dam removal and investing in critical infrastructure to ensure more just and prosperous communities.”
- Share why salmon/orcas/healthy rivers are important to you, your family, and your community.
- Emphasize the urgency and the opportunity today! We need for bold, urgent action this year to prevent salmon extinction: Restoring the Snake River is critical for protecting its fish from extinction - and it also represents an historic river/salmon restoration opportunity for the people of the Northwest and the nation.
Send an email to Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee, and Sen. Cantwell:
You can also follow these links below to send a pre-written, editable letter. (Phone calls are more impactful - and a follow-up email can help reinforce your message!)
SEND AN EMAIL TO SEN. MURRAY AND GOV. INSLEE
SEND AN EMAIL TO SEN. CANTWELL
Here's a listing of links and phone numbers for important Northwest public officials. You can also send emails to these electeds officials directly through their websites. View List...
Website: Gov. Inslee / Sen. Murray Process: Lower Snake River Dam Replacement Study (Feb. 2022)
Joint Statement from Patty Murray and Gov. Inslee on Joint Federal-State Process (Oct. 2021)
Press statement: Nez Perce Tribe supporting Stay of litigation [Facebook link] (Oct. 2021)
Biden-Harris Administration announce steps to improve conditions for Columbia Basin salmon (Oct. 2021)
Thank You Senators Cantwell and Murray
and the Northwest Congressional Delegation!
Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and the Northwest delegation recently secured nearly $3 billion in federal funding for imperiled salmon and community investments.
This is an important step forward to protect struggling salmon and steelhead populations and the many benefits they bring to the Northwest and nation.
Restoring a freely-flowing lower Snake River by removing four dams is the biggest and best step we can take to protect its salmon and steelhead from extinction and rebuild abundant populations.
The Murray-Inslee salmon initiative can get us there—but only if we act in 2022!
YOU CAN HELP: Contact your U.S. senators and House members in Washington State and Oregon today. Thank them for their recent leadership - and urge them forward: we need bold action in 2022 to protect Snake River salmon and steelhead populations from extinction - and the businesses, communities and ways of life they support.
CONTACT YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS:
"Thank you for your recent leadership for salmon recovery in the Northwest. Urgent action is now needed to restore the Snake!”
WRITE AND CALL:
Follow this link to send a pre-written, editable letter to members of Congress in Washington State and Oregon.
SEND AN EMAIL TO CONGRESS (WA and OR)
You can also pick up the phone and call their offices. Visit this Resource Page for contact information and suggested messages for all the Northwest governors and members of Congress.
Suggested message points:
- Introduce yourself and include where you live. Be polite; speak clearly.
- “I am calling to ask Senator/Representative _______ to use his/her leadership to work urgently with other public officials, Tribes and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive solution for the Columbia and Snake River endangered fish and Northwest people and communities. I strongly support restoring the lower Snake River and its endangered salmon and steelhead and investing in critical infrastructure to ensure more just and prosperous communities.”
- Share why steelhead/salmon/fishing/healthy rivers/orcas are important to you, your family, and your community.
- Emphasize the need for bold and urgent action in the new year, and how Snake River salmon and steelhead - and the wildlife communities, cultures and ecosystems - they support - are fighting for survival today.
Stand with the Tribes to restore Snake River salmon - July 15
Stand with Northwest Tribes to restore the Snake River and its salmon - July 15 at 9 am.
The House of Tears Carvers, the Nez Perce Tribe and Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment cordially invite you to their Totem Pole blessing ceremony on Thursday, July 15th, 2021 at Chief Timothy State Park (near Clarkston, WA)
Details for the Red Road to D.C.'s event to honor the Snake River and restore its endangered salmon:
- What: A blessing ceremony and public event hosted by the Nez Perce Tribe, Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment and Lummi Nation's House of Tears Carvers - as part of the first stop on the Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey (Facebook Event Page)
- Where: Chief Timothy State Park on the banks of the lower Snake River (near Clarkston, WA)
- When: Thursday, July 15, 2021: Blessing ceremony 9 am - 11:30 am, followed by lunch - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
This event is free and open to the public.
Background on the Red Road to D.C.: This July, the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation are transporting a 24-foot totem pole from Washington State to Washington D.C.. It’s called the Red Road to D.C. As this totem pole travels across the country, it will draw lines of connection - honoring, uniting and empowering communities working to protect sacred places. In this current moment of self-reflection across the United States and the acknowledgment of past and present injustices inflicted on Native Peoples and lands without consent, they invite all peoples to stand united with them to protect sacred places, and fulfill ancestral and historic obligations to the First Peoples of these lands and waters.
Restoring the lower Snake River by removing its four federal dams is critical for protecting its endangered salmon from extinction and rebuilding healthy, abundant populations. The importance of healthy salmon populations and upholding our nation’s responsibilities to Tribes will be highlighted on July 15 as part of this national journey. Other sites on the Red Road itinerary include Bears Ears in Utah, Chaco Canyon in New Mexico and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Totem Pole will arrive in Washington, D.C. on July 28 for three days of events, ceremonies and meetings.
For more information about the July 15 event on lower Snake River, contact:
Carrie Herrman, SOS: carrie@wildsalmon.org
Morgan Chaffee, NPTE: nimiipuu.protecting2@gmail.com
Send an email message to your senators here:
You can also follow this link to send a pre-written, editable letter to Senators Murray/Cantwell or Wyden/Merkley. Follow up your phone call with an email to help reinforce your message!
Here's a listing of links for contacting Northwest public officials. You can also send emails to these electeds officials directly through their websites.
Visit and share widely this Facebook event page
Washington Post article about the Red Road Project.
Seattle Times: NW tribes unite over GOP congressman’s pitch to breach down Snake River dams (May 27)
Lewiston Morning Tribune: Northwest tribes unite behind breaching concept (May 27)
This project is supported by Earth Ministry, Endangered Species Coalition, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition, Sierra Club, Spokane Riverkeeper, Rios to Rivers, Idaho Conservation League, Great Old Broad for Wilderness, and Washington Environmental Council/Washington Conservation Voters
click to viewExtinction or Abundance?
We can choose.
ACT NOW: Call and write your U.S. Senators in Washington and Oregon today:- Patty Murray
- Maria Cantwell
- Ron Wyden
- Jeff Merkley
Restoring the lower Snake River is our very best opportunity to restore endangered salmon and steelhead to abundance in the Northwest – to help to feed hungry orcas and to assist struggling tribal and fishing communities at the same time.
We stand with Northwest tribal leaders, business owners, local communities, clean energy experts and countless citizens: Now is the time for a solution that works for salmon, for orcas, for tribes – for all of us.
We need Congressional leadership in 2021 to make long overdue investments to:
- Restore salmon and protect orcas
- Honor commitments to Northwest tribes
- Strengthen our energy and transportation infrastructure, and
- Sustain more just and prosperous communities across the region.
CALL AND WRITE your U.S. Senators in Washington and Oregon:
Let them know how vital their leadership is before the extinction of these irreplaceable species becomes our legacy.
One important thing you can do right now: pick up the phone and call Senators Murray and Cantwell – let them know that we need their leadership now for salmon and orcas, and our communities. It only takes a moment, but it makes a big impression.
Sen. Murray's office: (206) 553-5545 (Seattle) / (202) 224-2621 (D.C.)
Sen. Cantwell's office: (206) 220-6400 (Seattle) / (202) 224-3441 (D.C.)
Sen. Wyden's office: (503) 326-7525 (Portland) / (202) 224-5244 (D.C.)
Sen. Merkley's office: (503) 326-3386 (Portland) / (202) 224-3753 (D.C.)
Here’s a sample script:
Hello. My name is [your name] and I am a resident of [your city]. I’m calling to urge [senator’s name] to act now to restore salmon, before they go extinct.
Communities all across the Northwest have built their economies and traditions on salmon. Northwest tribes depend on them for their ceremonies, culture, and economies. Letting salmon go extinct is not an option for our region, but that’s what will happen if we don’t act.
I am asking [senator’s name] to lead us in a comprehensive solution for Northwest salmon, agriculture, tribes, and communities. I urge him/her to secure funding that removes the lower Snake River dams, invests to replace their services, and creates jobs and opportunities across our region.
Thank you for your time.
Send an email message to your senators here:
You can also follow this link to send a pre-written, editable letter to Senators Murray/Cantwell or Wyden/Merkley. Follow up your phone call with an email to help reinforce your message!
And here's a listing of links for contacting Northwest public officials. You can also send emails to these electeds officials directly through their websites.
Spokesman-Review Opinion: Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee must keep their promise to save wild salmon (June 6)
Seattle Times: NW tribes unite over GOP congressman’s pitch to breach down Snake River dams (May 27)
Lewiston Morning Tribune: Northwest tribes unite behind breaching concept (May 27)
Oregon Business Journal: Oregon Business: The Salmon and the Snake (May 25)
Joint press statement from Senator Murray and Governor Inslee (May 14)
This project is supported by Association of Northwest Steelheaders, Coastal Trollers Association, Columbia Riverkeeper, Earthjustice, Earth Ministry, Endangered Species Coalition, Northwest Guides and Anglers Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Pacific Rivers, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition, Sierra Club, Spokane Riverkeeper, Washington Conservation Voters, Washington Environmental Council, Wild Steelhead Coalition
