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Bateman Island Causeway Removal

Bateman Island Causeway Removal

WAPATIT N’CHII WANAPAMA NUSUX ‘Help the Columbia River Salmon’ The Bateman Island causeway is an artificial, non-permitted earthen pathway constructed to connect Bateman Island to the City of Richland. For over 80 years, the causeway has created a...
Honoring the First Foods

Honoring the First Foods

Salmon are just one of the sacred First Foods. As spring nears, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Tribes (Umatilla) prepare for their season of feasts. Latit latit (Lomatium grayi, Indian celery) is one of the first plants harvested each spring by the...
2023 Columbia Basin Water Supply Forecast

2023 Columbia Basin Water Supply Forecast

After a colder and wetter winter than in recent years, the Columbia Basin is predicted to see slightly above average snowmelt runoff and higher water levels in the coming spring according to Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) Hydrologist and...