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Tag: Dam Removal

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe fishes river for the first time after dam removal
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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe fishes river for the first time after dam removal

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

For the first time in more than a decade, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is exercising its treaty right to…

At tribes’ urging, fish passage to be developed at Skagit River dams
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At tribes’ urging, fish passage to be developed at Skagit River dams

May 18, 2023

After several years resisting the requests of some treaty tribes and government agencies, Seattle City Light has committed to adding…

Decades after dam removal, a record run of salmon
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Decades after dam removal, a record run of salmon

November 30, 2022December 1, 2022

More than 140,000 juvenile coho salmon departed the Goldsborough Creek watershed this year, an exciting milestone after the Squaxin Island…

Upper Skagit tribe urges fish passage at Seattle dams
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Upper Skagit tribe urges fish passage at Seattle dams

October 28, 2022October 21, 2022

As deadlines approach in the relicensing process for Seattle’s Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe awaits insight…

A salmon-focused look at the American Dipper
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A salmon-focused look at the American Dipper

September 26, 2022October 26, 2022

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe wants to better understand how American dippers, North America’s only aquatic songbird, respond to the…

Increased Numbers of Winter Steelhead Return to Elwha River
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Increased Numbers of Winter Steelhead Return to Elwha River

March 31, 2022March 28, 2022

Greater numbers of winter steelhead have been making their way beyond where the former Elwha and Glines Canyon dams used…

Steelhead Returning to the Elwha River
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Steelhead Returning to the Elwha River

March 26, 2018March 23, 2018

Spawning surveys in the Elwha River show that steelhead are taking advantage of the river’s newly opened habitat. For the…

Lower Elwha, Partners Studying Chinook Salmon Returning to Dam-Free Elwha River
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Lower Elwha, Partners Studying Chinook Salmon Returning to Dam-Free Elwha River

January 10, 2018

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, in cooperation with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Olympic National Park, is determining…

Beavers Support Salmon Habitat in Elwha River
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Beavers Support Salmon Habitat in Elwha River

March 18, 2017December 6, 2017

Looking for beaver activity in the expansive Elwha River valley is daunting. But the key is to keep eyes on…

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