Oregon takes salmon protections back to court after Trump-era reversal

Conservation groups and Oregon filed a preliminary injunction seeking to protect threatened salmon in the Columbia River from ...

Oregon asks for emergency measures to save salmon in Columbia, Snake rivers from extinction

The Columbia River Basin once sustained 10 to 16 million salmon and steelhead annually. Today, over a third of those ...
OPB

Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s headwaters are still blocked

After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain Klamath tribal member and fish tech Charlie Wright ...
Oregonian

Salmon seasons expanded along Columbia River

Bolstered by encouraging fall chinook salmon numbers at Bonneville Dam and a robust coho return down low, Oregon and Washington biologists met Tuesday and approved extensions of salmon fishing from ...
KGW8

'I did the crime': Salmon fishing on the Columbia River means following the rules or risking penalty

PORTLAND, Ore. — Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is ...
Los Angeles Times

‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal

Less than two months after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more ...
recordnet

Bacher: Salmon fishing closures or restrictions are likely this year

The ocean and river salmon seasons in California are likely to be closed or severely restricted this year based on low abundance forecasts for Sacramento and Klamath River fall-run Chinook salmon that ...