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Columbia Basin Bulletin - November 2, 2024
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Columbia Basin Bulletin
November 02, 2024
Climate change is expected to alter Columbia River basin streamflows in the coming years with higher water and more rain but less snowpack in winter, and more drought and lower water in the summer, which could result in less water for summer spill.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has released the results of its Yakima Delta ecological restoration feasibility report, recommending the removal of a causeway to improve conditions for salmon in the Yakima River Delta.
Walleye are spreading at an alarming rate upstream in the Snake and Salmon rivers and now occupy critical rearing and migratory areas of juvenile salmon and steelhead, says Idaho Fish and Game.
Threatened Chum salmon are arriving at spawning grounds downstream of Bonneville Dam, prompting the interagency Technical Management Team to begin operations at the dam designed to maintain a certain level of water over the fish as they spawn now and through emergence in April.
When research scientist Gary Longo first saw the results of his genomic analysis of sardines, he thought he must have mixed up his samples.
The world’s freshwater lakes are freezing over for shorter periods of time due to climate change. This shift has major implications for human safety, as well as water quality, biodiversity, and global nutrient cycles, according to a new analysis from an international team of researchers.
Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Amazon and Energy Northwest, a public power agency leading in the development of “next-generation” nuclear technologies, have announced an agreement to fund efforts to move toward development and deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technology on the Columbia River in Washington state “to advance reliable energy across the Northwest.”
Offshore wind energy may represent the most significant new commercial use of the ocean seen in many decades. As new offshore wind technology emerges off the U.S. West Coast, NOAA Fisheries has developed a strategic science plan identifying both opportunities and challenges for advancing the agency’s research and understanding of offshore wind in the region.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded to a contractor $657 million for the the “Howard A. Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Fish Passage Facility Project,” intended to increase the ability of Endangered Species Act - listed Chinook salmon to access substantially more spawning and rearing area – 221 square miles of undeveloped watershed. The earthen dam is on the Green River, 35 miles southeast of Seattle.
The U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced nearly $46 million in investments from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration activities that “address high-priority Klamath Basin water-related challenges in southern Oregon and northern California.”
On Oct. 17 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was alerted by Oregon State Police that a young adult male cougar was on a dock at the Embarcadero Resort in Newport. ODFW staff immediately responded and assessed the scene with local law enforcement.
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a petition urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Cascade red fox under the Endangered Species Act. The Washington state foxes are threatened by climate change, small population size and a host of other threats.
The National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in 1 of 5 pigs living on a small farm in central Oregon’s Crook County.