Celebrating Trout Mask Replica
Duck Foot Brewing in San Diego has created “Stout Mask Replica”, a 6.5% ABV American stout that pays tribute to the classic Captain Beefheart album …
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The West’s Snowbank Is Severely Overdrawn
A grim scenario is playing out across the American West. 30% of Mt Rainier’s snowpack melted off during the recent historic heatwave. Montana’s drought conditions …
Fish and Wildlife Warns Against Building Dams On Local Rivers
Needless to say, this applies everywhere. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning people not to move rocks along rivers to create swimming …
Removing 10,654 Rainbows
Regional fisheries biologists recently crunched the numbers on their spring electroshocking efforts and report removing 10,654 rainbow trout from the South Fork of the Snake …
Cadillac Desert
Colorado River basin reservoirs have begun emergency releases to prop up Lake Powell. Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell are underway to …
Extreme heat could kill nearly all young salmon in the Sacramento River
California officials are warning nearly all juvenile chinook salmon in the Sacramento River could die due to abnormally hot underwater conditions as heat waves continue …
Stop Dumping Your Pet Goldfish Into Lakes
We have all been here before. Released pet goldfish are growing to the size of a football and wreaking havoc on ecosystems in Minnesota and …
TAKE ACTION: Release Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon
An important action alert from the Native Fish Society After a year of planning and stakeholder engagement, fisheries managers with Oregon Department of Fish and …
The July Adipose
The Adipose is the official newsletter of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. In this month’s edition: Returning Steelhead and Salmon Already Facing Hot Water on the …
Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in LA and the West, tips toward crisis
Currently, there is only one open boat ramp on the nation’s largest reservoir. Eric Richins looked out from his pontoon boat to the shallows on …