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Columbia Basin Bulletin - August 19, 2024

Columbia Basin Bulletin - August 19, 2024

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Columbia Basin Bulletin
August 19, 2024

Last Year’s Snake River Invasive Mussel Incident Has F&W Managers On High Alert; Widespread Infestation Poses Billions In Damage

The state of Idaho has shifted from an aggressive rapid response – the emergency eradication of quagga mussels found in the mid-Snake River near Twin Falls last year — to prevention and containment.

Once Again Invasive Zebra Mussels Found In Aquarium Moss Balls In Washington, Prompts Rapid Response

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife received notification last week from a local wholesale aquarium company in Renton of possible invasive freshwater mussels on a shipment of Marimo moss balls.

Despite 20 Years Of Management Actions, Avian Predation Remains Substantial Source Of Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Mortality

As juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River basin migrate downstream to the ocean, they run a gauntlet of avian predators.Birds are taking as much as 50 percent of these fish, with juvenile steelhead the hardest hit.

Washington Updates Aquatic Life Toxics Criteria To Help Protect Salmon, Steelhead, Orcas

The Washington Department of Ecology has developed changes to the state’s aquatic life toxics criteria the agency says are based on updated science and new research, new methods and modeling tools, and recommendations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tribal governments.

Grande Ronde Tribes Receive NOAA Funding To Improve Conditions For Imperiled Chinook, Steelhead On Willamette Valley’s North Santiam River

The North Santiam River is a high priority for the recovery of threatened Upper Willamette River spring Chinook and winter steelhead. Development, shoreline armoring, and the disconnection of floodplains from the river damaged habitat key for salmon spawning and rearing juvenile fish.

Interior Department Establishes New Willamette Valley Conservation Area, Part Of National Wildlife Refuge Complex

The Department of the Interior announced this week the establishment of the Willamette Valley Conservation Area in Oregon as the 572nd unit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-managed National Wildlife Refuge System.

USGS Research Shows Links Between Wildfires And Increased Mercury In Pacific Northwest Headwater Streams

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams.

First Case Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer In North Idaho Confirmed, IDFG Planning Disease Sampling

Idaho Fish and Game recently received test results confirming a positive case of chronic wasting disease in an adult female white-tailed deer roughly 3 miles outside of Bonners Ferry in hunting Unit 1

Yakama Tribal Leader Takala Sworn In as Chair Of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission For 2024-2025

Yakama tribal leader Jeremy Takala was sworn in as the 2024-2025 Chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission at its July meeting, being hosted by the Warm Springs Tribe in Madras, Oregon.