Tests Confirm White-Tailed Deer Die-Off In Oregon’s Blue Mountains Due To Disease Outbreak
January 16th, 2020
Tests conducted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife veterinarians confirmed that Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is responsible for the die-off of an estimated 2,000 white-tailed deer in eastern Oregon.
Council Elects New Officers, Appoints New Members To Independent Science Review Panel
January 16th, 2020
As it does every year at its January meeting, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council elected a new chair and vice-chair to serve in 2020. It elected Richard Devlin of Oregon as Chair, replacing outgoing chair Jennifer Anders of Montana at its Portland meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 14. Devlin had served as the Council’s Vice Chair since Jan. 16, 2019.
NOAA: 2019 Second Hottest Year On Record, Five Warmest Years All Since 2015
January 16th, 2020
Earth’s warming trend continued in 2019, making it the second-hottest year in NOAA’s 140-year climate record just behind 2016.
Empty Net Pen Structure In Columbia River Washed To Sea; Pieces Being Found On Shore
January 16th, 2020
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife last Friday (Jan. 10) was working to locate and retrieve an empty net pen structure that came unmoored along the Columbia River one day earlier, but severe weather hampered search efforts.
NOAA BiOp Says Proposed Natural Gas Terminal/Pipeline In Oregon Will Not Jeopardize ESA Species
January 16th, 2020
NOAA Fisheries has issued a final biological opinion on construction and operation of the Jordan Cove terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, and the associated 229-mile long Pacific Connector Liquid Natural Gas pipeline that determines the proposed action does not jeopardize protected species or adversely modify their critical habitat.
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UW Study Says Effective Fisheries Management Is Working; Marine Stocks Increasing In Many Places
January 16th, 2020
Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these stocks are at sustainable levels or successfully rebuilding.
Groups File Intent To Sue USFWS In Effort To Get ESA Protections For Wolverines
January 16th, 2020
Conservation groups sent a notice this week of their intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to prot
PNW Waterways Association Releases Consultants’ Study On Costs Of Lower Snake Dam Removal And No Barging
January 9th, 2020
A study commissioned by the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association says the removal of four lower Snake River dams would cost the U.S. over $2.3 billion over the next 30 years.
Harvest For ESA-Listed Bull Trout Closed on Montana’s Lake Koocanusa (Libby Dam) Due To Low Redd Counts
January 9th, 2020
The harvesting of bull trout on Montana’s Lake Koocanusa is closed in an effort to improve the diminished population of the species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The move comes after 2019 spawning redds declined substantially, prompting concerns about the impacts of angler harvest.