40,000 pink salmon invade the Tana river
Enormous numbers of invasive pink salmon have spawned in the Norwegian Tana river system. The Tana is regarded as one of the most important spawning …
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Destination F*&ked
Read it and weep. We are now past the date when half of the run of unclipped steelhead should have passed the Lower Granite …
Invasive Mudsnails Found In Bitterroot Water
Someone call Huey Lewis! Invasive New Zealand mudsnails have been found in a tributary of the Bitterroot River near Victor. The Montana Department of Fish, …
Sockeye salmon catches could drop by 26% during future heat waves
In the summer of 2021, extreme heat waves rolled in across Western North America causing environmental devastation and killing hundreds of Canadians in its wake. …
Federal regulators to limit hot water in Snake, Columbia rivers
Starting next spring federal regulators starting will require dam operators to limit hot water pollution caused by the four Lower Snake River dams. The EPA’s …
How Denver Anglers Got Hooked on Carp
This month, Denver hosts the 15th annual Carp Slam fly fishing tournament, and its success highlights how local anglers have put one of America’s most …
Deschutes River Steelhead Closure Extended
Due to the poor returns of steelhead to the Columbia River Basin, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending steelhead fishing closures on …
Yellowstone had 1m visitors in July alone
Some crazy visitation numbers from Yellowstone National Park. According to the National Park Service (NPS) Yellowstone saw a record one million visitors in July and …
On the Klamath, Dam Removal May Come Too Late
The planned demolition of dams on the Klamath River was expected to help restore the beleaguered salmon on which Indigenous tribes depend. But after a …
Rock Festival Drug Use Pollutes a River
Public urination at the Glastonbury music festival has caused the Whitelake River to briefly flow with levels of cocaine and MDMA that were high enough …