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...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 22, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
A fire at the Underwood In‑lieu Site on September 15 destroyed or damaged much of the north end of the site. Early indications are the blaze started around 6:00 a.m. when a propane tank connected to a cooking stove that a resident was using caught fire. The fire...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 22, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
On September 7, 67,024 fall chinook passed Bonneville Dam. The very next day, 67,521 passed, breaking the record for number of fish passing the dam since it was built back in 1938. Over those two days, 134,545 fall chinook passed Bonneville Dam—more fish than the...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 24, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
The 2014 sockeye run in the Columbia River is the largest since fish-counting began at the dam in 1938. By July 21, 605,860 fish had passed the dam on their way to spawn in British Columbia, north-central Washington, and Idaho. The previous record was 516,000 in 2012....
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 24, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
The film “The Lost Fish” (the film trailer appears at the end of this post) about tribal Pacific lamprey restoration that was produced by CRITFC and Freshwaters Illustrated was selected for inclusion in this year’s Portland Ecofilm Festival. The festival features...
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