Salmon
Seattle chefs await Alaska's Copper River salmon
SEATTLE -- Some of the first salmon caught in Alaska's Copper River this year are schedule to arrive at Sea-Tac Airport on Friday aboard an Alaska Airlines cargo flight from Cordova.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Elwha River dam removals ahead of schedule
PORT ANGELES-- Work to remove the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River is ahead of schedule and should be completed next year -- a year earlier than expected.A Bureau of Land Management river expert, Tim Randle, updated the Port Angeles City Council Tuesday on the work.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Estuary getting fresh start
Port Susan wetland to be restored 50 years later
Date: 05/11/2012 | Local News
Panel: Reduced salmon fishing may not help orcas
SEATTLE -- Reducing fishermen's catch of chinook salmon may not increase the availability of prey for endangered Puget Sound orcas, a panel of U.S. and Canadian scientists have found.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Local News
Sediment from Elwha River begins to enter sea
PORT ANGELES -- Backed up for decades, murky sediment from the newly liberated Elwha River has begun to form a plume as it empties into the blue waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Northwest
Improved Oregon stock means more salmon near state
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Improved salmon stocks from the Klamath and Sacramento rivers in Oregon mean a longer fishing season near the Washington border.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Northwest
Puget Sound can't cure itself
Viewpoints: With commitment, we can restore our waters
Date: 04/21/2012 | Commentary
Learn why catch and release is important
It's almost opening day of fishing season, so before you bait your hook, you and your family can learn from a beautiful rainbow trout the benefits of catch and release.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Life
Fed evaluation: 3 more pesticides may harm salmon
A draft federal evaluation has found that three more common pesticides used on home lawns and agricultural crops jeopardize the survival of West Coast salmon.
Date: 04/09/2012 | Nation & World
PUD’s Sultan dam honored by energy group
SULTAN -- The Youngs Creek hydropower project, recently built by the Snohomish County Public Utility District, has been selected by Renewable Energy World as the winner of its Hydro Project of the Year...
Date: 04/05/2012 | Local News
Battle over building in Puget Sound flood plains
SEATTLE — A national environmental group asked a federal judge on Tuesday to temporarily stop the federal government from issuing flood insurance policies for new development in certain flood-prone areas around Puget Sound.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Northwest
Meet Sammy the Salmon at ecology program
Salmon will be strutting their stuff during a "salmon fashion show" at an Adopt A Stream program on Thursday."Sammy the Salmon" is the star of the show and he will be joined by members of the audience wearing some stylish salmon attire, including an egg costume and a baby salmon outfit.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Life
Cormorants off the hook in fall chinook study
LEWISTON, Idaho -- A study has found that cormorants on the lower Snake River aren't eating enough protected fall chinook to harm salmon populations.
Date: 03/17/2012 | Northwest
Biologists project big Pacific salmon season
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Pacific Coast fishermen can start gearing up for what's expected to be the best salmon fishing season in years.Federal fishery managers are forecasting robust populations of chinook and coho salmon off the Pacific coast and in California and Oregon rivers.
Date: 03/08/2012 | Northwest
Work to restore salmon habitat on Stillaguamish River near Darrington nearly complete
DARRINGTON -- A side channel along the North Fork Stillaguamish River once provided salmon habitat, until railroad tracks cut it off from the river's main channel in the 1930s.Now, work by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians to restore the waterway is nearly complete.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Local News
So many sea lions
As population soars, so do fights over salmon (gallery)
Date: 02/03/2012 | Local News
Watershed council to explain its work in keeping Stillaguamish River healthy
ARLINGTON -- People are invited to learn what the Stillaguamish Watershed Council does at a meeting set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Stillaguamish Tribe's Angel of the Winds Casino restaurant conference room, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Local News
Digging in the dirt
EdCC environmental anthropology students plant trees
Date: 01/09/2012 | Local News
See bald eagles in action at Skagit River hatchery tour
Seeing bald eagles and learning more about our region's iconic fish make these free hatchery tours in Skagit County a total nature experience.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Life
Need a Christmas tree? Fir, spruce, cedar for rent
EVERETT -- It's no longer just artificial or cut Christmas trees.People who want a holiday tree can now also rent a live one.Once Christmas is finished, the tree is returned and then planted in the spring next to a stream.Just don't forget to take the tinsel off.
Date: 12/17/2011 | Local News
Three Edmonds streams in good health but few hurdles remain for salmon
EDMONDS -- An ecological audit of three Edmonds-area streams say that each has a good habitat supporting fish but barriers remain that prevent salmon and trout from traveling to the streamhead to spawn.
Date: 12/14/2011 | Local News
Despite cleanup, creosote toxins common in our waters
EVERETT -- Perhaps the biggest surprise in a recent study of pollution in Puget Sound and other waterways was the amount of toxic material from wood soaked with creosote, a state official said.
Date: 11/08/2011 | Local News
Study tracks pollutants in waterways
OLYMPIA -- There's more information now than ever about how pollution gets into Puget Sound and other waterways of Western Washington, thanks to a recently completed five-year study.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Local News
Judge upholds pesticide restrictions for salmon
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge has upheld federal restrictions on agricultural pesticides designed to protect endangered salmon and steelhead in the West.
Date: 11/02/2011 | Northwest
Sen. Cantwell wants U.S. to confirm salmon virus
SEATTLE -- U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is calling on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to independently confirm the presence of a deadly virus found in two Pacific salmon in British Columbia.
Date: 11/02/2011 | Northwest
Video: Crews breach Condit Dam in south Cascades
A muddy stew of black silt and water roared through a hole that was breached Wednesday in a nearly century-old dam in Washington's south Cascades, marking another step in ongoing efforts to restore habitat for threatened and endangered fish in the Pacific Northwest.
Date: 10/26/2011 | Northwest
Sen. Cantwell wants game plan to stop salmon virus
SEATTLE -- U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash, is calling on government scientists to develop a response to a newly discovered virus that could wreck the salmon industry in the Pacific Northwest.
Date: 10/20/2011 | Northwest
Small dam, major power
PUD builds a hydropower project on a creek near Sultan
Date: 10/19/2011 | Local News
Environmental plan earns Sultan River dam a new 45-year license
SULTAN -- For the next 45 years, Snohomish County's largest dam is expected to be easier on the environment than it's been for the past 45.
Date: 10/13/2011 | Local News
Clean up trash along Stillaguamish
Volunteers are welcome by Sound Salmon Solutions for cleanup of trash along the Stillaguamish River in Arlington.Work will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 17.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Life
Talk on Salish Sea kicks off lecture series
The Salish Sea is the official name of the inland sea that includes Puget Sound, Georgia Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca as well as Port Susan, Possession Sound, Tulalip Bay and Port Gardner.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Life
Streams of conscience
Groups work to lessen impacts from stormwater pollution
Date: 08/29/2011 | Local News
Monroe students learn about impacts from the street to the sea
MONROE -- You may live in Monroe, but your actions still affect local bays and waterways.That's what middle school and high school students learned earlier this month during a science camp at Monroe High School.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
Camano Island flooding plan draws opposition
CAMANO ISLAND -- A plan by a fisheries group to allow the tide to reclaim part of Camano Island State Park is meeting with some opposition.
Date: 08/06/2011 | Local News
Environmental mettle
Whidbey boat builder scrubs stormwater clean, winning fans
Date: 07/11/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Pilchuck Audubon hosts author of book on bird identification by feather
Flock together: Pilchuck Audubon Society's June program meeting, "Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species," is planned for Friday.
Date: 06/07/2011 | Local News
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