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The population of summer-fall Chinook salmon expected this year on Washington's Skagit River will be the lowest in nearly 15 ...
In 2020, the National Marine Fisheries Service stated that 37% of the Skagit River Basin lies above Gorge Dam and likely provides suitable habitat for salmon and steelhead, adding that fish ...
DARRINGTON, Wash. — In its quest to relicense its hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River, Seattle City Light has spent approximately $30 million, records show. The vast majority has gone toward ...
Salmon have already gone extinct in 40 percent of their historical range. We humans, though, are clever and resourceful. Case in point: the I-5 Skagit River Bridge. In one month flat after the ...
Portions of the upper Skagit River and the Cascade River will open Wednesday to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook salmon.
The tribe said Ecology and the EPA's failure to act violates its treaty rights to fish the entire Skagit River basin and beyond. "Salmon populations are now so low that Tribal citizens have had to ...
It’s the only river that’s home to all five species of Puget Sound salmon. It’s the most important food source for the beloved orca, and the Skagit River is the “soul” of the people who ...
Capri Cafaro goes fishing for king salmon in the Upper Skagit River. Capri explores the regional traditions surrounding salmon in Washington. She experiences drift net fishing with members of the ...
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the Skagit River will open Thursday to fishing for hatchery Chinook salmon from the West Mount Vernon Bridge to Gilligan Creek east of ...
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — The population of summer-fall Chinook salmon expected this year on Washington's Skagit River will be the lowest in nearly 15 years, dealing another devastating blow to ...
It’s the only river that’s home to all five species of Puget Sound salmon. It’s the most important food source for the beloved orca, and the Skagit River is the “soul” of the people who ...
With Chinook continuing to slide toward extinction, tribes of the Skagit Valley say more than ever, Seattle needs to stop ...