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News and announcements from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

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2014 River Forecast
2014 River Forecast

The annual spring snow pack melt is called a freshet. Freshets help flush salmon smolts downriver...

Wanapum Dam Crack
Wanapum Dam Crack

On February 27, 2014 a 65-foot fracture was discovered on the upstream side of Wanapum Dam’s...

Sea Lion Season

The spring chinook will soon be returning to the Columbia River. Unfortunately this also means we...

A Safer River for All

Paul Lumley, CRITFC Executive Director The 1970s was a time of great increases in Indian...

2014 Water Supply Forecast
2014 Water Supply Forecast

Kyle Dittmer, CRITFC Hydrologist/Meteorologist Normally the Pacific Northwest receives large...

Safe Boating Tips

More than 90 percent of boat drowning victims weren’t wearing a life jacket. On the road, you wear...