Oregon Fish/Wildlife Commission Adopts Permanent Rule For Thermal Angling Sanctuaries To Protect Upriver Steelhead, Uses Abundance Trigger
August 13th, 2020
Summer steelhead in the interior Columbia River Basin listed under the Endangered Species Act are in the midst of a down-cycle, with several recent years of extremely depressed returns. Oregon has decided the time has come to reduce angler pressure when these threatened fish seek cold water refuges during their upstream mainstem migration.
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In New Research NOAA Scientists Introduce ‘Thermal Displacement’ Metric Showing How Ocean Heatwaves Shift Habitats
August 6th, 2020
Marine heatwaves across the world's oceans can displace habitat for sea turtles, whales, and other marine life by 10s to thousands of kilometers. They dramatically shift these animals' preferred temperatures in a fraction of the time that climate change is expected to do, new research shows.
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Oregon Commission Adopts ‘Climate And Ocean Change Policy,’ First In Nation Adopted By State Fish/Wildlife Agency
July 16th, 2020
Recognizing changes in the state’s climate and in the ocean, Oregon last week adopted a policy that gives its fish and wildlife agency guidance on how to respond to the threat of climate change.
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WSU Study Quantifies Impact Of Climate Change On Crop Productivity In Snow-Dependent Yakima River Basin
July 16th, 2020
Climate change will leave some farmers with a difficult conundrum, according to a new study by researchers from Cornell and Washington State University: Either risk more revenue volatility, or live with a more predictable decrease in crop yields.
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Alaska Study Provides First Evidence State’s Chinook Salmon Declines Partly Due To Climate-Driven Changes In Freshwater
July 9th, 2020
A new University of Alaska-led study provides the first evidence that declines in many of Alaska's chinook salmon populations can be attributed in part to climate-driven changes in their freshwater habitats.
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What Happens To Power Grid During Drought, Less Hydro? California Study Looks At Financial, Economic, Environmental Impacts
June 25th, 2020
Drought can mean restrictions for watering the lawn, crop losses for farmers and an increased risk of wildfires. But it can also hit you and your power company in the wallet.
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EPA Nears Completion On Plan For 12 Columbia River Cold Water Refuges For Migrating Salmon/Steelhead; May Add Umatilla River As 13th
June 18th, 2020
The Columbia River is warming and salmon and steelhead are taking advantage of cold water refuges in their migration, an adaptation to climate change, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Wyoming Study Shows Impacts Of Climate Change On Migrating Deer; Alters ‘Green Wave’ Across Landscape
June 18th, 2020
When drought reshuffles the green-up of habitats that mule deer migrate across, it dramatically shortens the annual foraging bonanza they rely on.
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Study Looks At Nutritional Value Of Zooplankton For Juvenile Salmon Off BC Coast; Climate-Driven Changes Important Factor
June 12th, 2020
There is truth in the saying "you are what you eat"; even more so if you are a salmon or herring swimming off the British Columbia coast, a recent University of British Columbia study discovered.