Pacific Northwest tribes and the states of Washington and Oregon are conducting studies to determine the impact of removing ...

Should this bill become law, it would block any future efforts to remove those dams. It would also doom to extinction several salmon runs in the Columbia/Snake River system and the southern ...

Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho and Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington have recently introduced in Congress the Northwest Energy Security Act. This bill is a reaction to recent discussions about breaching the ...

Join us virtually on March 17, 2025, to learn more about our agency’s efforts in developing a strategy to achieve healthy ...

With 18 hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River and its main tributary, the Snake River, between the headwaters in eastern British Columbia and its terminus near Astoria, Ore. — and dams on various ...

A salmon is shown spawning near McCall, Idaho in this 2025 file photo.

A few Western lawmakers are trying to roll back a Biden-era strategy to control the spread of smallmouth bass in the Grand ...

This large waterbody on the Snake River provides abundant boating opportunities. Additionally, there is good shoreline fishing near the West Side Boat Ramp located by the dam. These fish will ...

Johnson is a member of the Navajo tribe and has worked for the department for nearly 40 years and served as its manager for ...