by Jeremy FiveCrows | Nov 26, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Recent research from NOAA Fisheries is trying to find out just how many adult salmon are being lost between the mouth of the Columbia River and Bonneville Dam. The number they came up with is quite alarming. The fish loss research, which began in 2010, shows a steady...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 28, 2014 | The Dipnetter
On a tour of the Columbia River last month, CRITFC Executive Director Paul Lumley and Corps of Engineers representatives stopped at Columbia Hills State Park. Here they discovered a tremendous amount of coal and coal dust from trains that travel along the river there....
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 28, 2014 | ED's Message, The Dipnetter
Since time immemorial, the health, spirit, and cultures of the Columbia River tribes have been sustained by the water, salmon, game, roots, and berries of our homeland— our sacred “First Foods.” When the Yakama, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Nez Perce tribes entered into...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 15, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Coho salmon are returning from a 20-year absence in the Snake River Basin, surging up the Columbia and Snake Rivers by the thousands and supporting fisheries along the way. Coho returns past Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River are nearing 10 times the 10-year average...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 13, 2014 | CRITFC News
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission College Internship Program aims to increase the retention of member tribal students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) degrees by providing research experience, mentoring, and an opportunity to...
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