by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 22, 2014 | CRITFC News, River Scenes, The Dipnetter
On April 4, I joined around 250 others who had come to Columbia Hills State Park outside Dallesport. We gathered there to bless the river and fishers, asking the Creator for a safe fishing season. We also gathered to remember those who have lost their lives while...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 22, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
The CRITFC Fish Science team recently received delivery on a new research boat. It is 26 feet long and 8½ feet wide. It has two 150 horsepower motors. The boat was purchased with Bonneville Power Administration funding made available through the Columbia Basin Fish...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 22, 2014 | The Dipnetter
The annual spring snow pack melt is called a freshet. Freshets help flush salmon smolts downriver quickly, but also make it dangerous for fishers out on the water and along banks. CRITFC monitors river conditions throughout the year and works to predict when and how...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 22, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
On April 4, around 250 people gathered at Columbia Hills State Park in Dallesport, Washington for a blessing of the river and dedication of the proposed Fishers Memorial that the tribes hope to have built there. The event included drummers singing three sets of seven...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 22, 2014 | ED's Message, The Dipnetter
On March 18-20, over 100 tribal, state, and federal leaders and staff members met at the Kalispel Tribe’s Northern Quest Hotel to discuss technical, cultural, social, institutional, and economic issues associated with restoring adult and juvenile fish passage to...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 22, 2014 | The Dipnetter
On February 27, 2014 a 65-foot fracture was discovered on the upstream side of Wanapum Dam’s fourth spillway pier. The fracture was originally two inches wide but was reduced to about one inch after the reservoir was drawn down 30 feet. This new level is below the...
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