Inslee, Murray Plan To Release By Next Summer Assessment Of Breaching Lower Snake Dams, Replacing Services
October 15th, 2021
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray are exploring options to breach the lower Snake River dams and replace the benefits they provide, Inslee told a virtual gathering of Washington environmentalists Thursday.
All Gamefish Limits Lifted At Eastern Oregon Reservoir Due To Drought, Low Water
October 14th, 2021
Due to drought conditions and low water levels, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has lifted all size limits (minimum and maximum), daily limits for all species of fish and gear limits from Oct. 11 through Dec. 31, 2021, in the Malheur Reservoir.
Bonneville Power Makes Annual Treasury Payment Of $1.05 Billion
October 14th, 2021
The Bonneville Power Administration made its 38th consecutive U.S. Treasury payment Oct. 5, on time and in full. This year’s $1.05 billion payment brings BPA’s cumulative payments to the Treasury to more than $32 billion since 1984.
Study: Rapidly Warming Arctic Setting Stage For Dangerous Bloom Events In Western, Northern Alaska Waters
October 14th, 2021
Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at which a previously rare phenomenon—widespread blooms of toxic algae—could become more commonplace. These blooms potentially threaten a wide range of marine wildlife and the people who rely on local marine resources for food.
La Nina Is Here For The Winter: Likely Cold, Snow For Northwest, Drier Farther South
October 14th, 2021
A La Nina has developed and will extend through the second winter in a row, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of NOAA’s National Weather Service. La Nina is a natural ocean-atmospheric phenomenon marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator and is translated from Spanish as “little girl.”
UW Climate Impacts Group, Nine Partners, Launch Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative
September 30th, 2021
The UW Climate Impacts Group, along with nine community, nonprofit, and university partners, is launching a program of community-led, justice-oriented climate adaptation work across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative will be founded with a five-year, $5.6 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
WDFW Seeks Public Comment On Effort To Rebuild Puget Sound Chinook Salmon; Fish ‘In Crisis’
September 30th, 2021
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for public feedback on a scoping document to inform actions to conserve and rebuild Puget Sound Chinook salmon.
USFWS Proposes Removing 23 Extinct Species From ESA: Stresses Efforts To Stem ‘Extinction Crisis’
September 30th, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove 23 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, including the ivory-billed woodpecker, last seen in 1944.
State Hearings On NW Power/Conservation Council’s Draft 2021 Power Plan Starts Next Week; Looks 20 Years Ahead
September 23rd, 2021
Starting next week, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council will be holding on-line public hearings in each of the four Northwest states on the draft 2021 Northwest Power Plan released by the Council last week.