by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 30, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Threats to drinking water can come in many ways. Improperly disposed of chemicals, animal wastes, pesticides, human wastes, naturally-occurring substances or improperly maintained distribution systems may pose a health risk. Eleven of the fishing access sites have...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 18, 2014 | CRITFC News
The first update to the tribes’ comprehensive fisheries restoration plan Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit (Spirit of the Salmon) was unveiled to the public today with an entirely new website that allows visitors to explore the many aspects of the original 1995 plan,...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 1, 2014 | ED's Message, The Dipnetter
We often talk about the struggle of juvenile salmon and steelhead to survive their journey through the Columbia River dams but rarely do we discuss the challenges they face when their journey to the ocean is nearly over. Last month, a group of CRITFC...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 1, 2014 | River Scenes, The Dipnetter
An artificial island near the mouth of the Columbia River that was created by the US Army Corps of Engineers has had the inadvertant consequence of creating the perfect nesting conditions for two bird species, both of which prey on juvenile salmon and steelhead....
by Jeremy FiveCrows | May 23, 2014 | CRITFC News
If you’re lucky enough to see a migrating adult Pacific lamprey, rest well in the knowledge that it won’t attach itself to you to suck your blood. The chances for river carnage are actually the other way around, as lamprey suffer from human activity that...
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