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Let’s urge FERC to improve Kennebac dams plan

Let’s urge FERC to improve Kennebac dams plan

by Trout Unlimited | Apr 24, 2024

It is estimated that just a couple thousand adult salmon return each spring to rivers in Maine — the only state that still has Atlantic salmon migrations.
Eel River Dams Headed for Removal, Water Users Support Dam-Free Diversion

Eel River Dams Headed for Removal, Water Users Support Dam-Free Diversion

by California Trout | Mar 20, 2024

In 2023, PG&E announced its plans to remove both Scott and Cape Horn dams on the Eel River as part of its license surrender and decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project. CalTrout has long advocated for removing both dams to improve salmon and steelhead...
Salmon litigation: a refresher on what this agreement does

Salmon litigation: a refresher on what this agreement does

by Idaho Rivers United | Feb 15, 2024

Chinook salmon are on the brink of extinction. The Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative or CBRI, as well as U.S. government funding commitments, will bring a new approach to salmon and steelhead recovery in the Basin. Photo credit: Ryan Hagerty USFW On February 8th,...
The Yuba Watershed and the Bay-Delta Plan: Interlinked Plumbing and Management

The Yuba Watershed and the Bay-Delta Plan: Interlinked Plumbing and Management

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Jan 25, 2024

Salmon were once prolific in the Yuba watershed and the Sacramento River Basin.  Historically, over 300,000 would return in the fall to spawn in the Yuba. But due to large dams blocking historical habitat, modification of river hydrology, and the lasting impacts of...
TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

by Trout Unlimited | Dec 13, 2023

Lindsay Slater, represented salmon advocates in Congress Tuesday at a hearing ominously titled, “Left in the Dark: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production.”
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