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  • A new twist in dam removal on the Snake River

    Ken Cole

    Recently Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced that in talks about salmon recovery that dam breaching should be on the table. It’s not an endorsement of dam breaching but it is a departure from former Senator Craig’s stance. On top of this development comes a letter to politicians signed by several business owners in Lewiston and…

  • Idaho Sockeye Returning at Record Numbers

    Ken Cole

    As of 7/13/09 914 sockeye salmon have crossed Lower Granite Dam. Last year was a record for modern times when 909 Sockeye Salmon passed over Lower Granite Dam and 450 plus 650 returned to the Sawtooth Valley. This year there have been 914 so far and the run is not over. There was a year…

  • Judge faults gov't plan to save Pacific NW salmon

    Ken Cole

    U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden tells Federal Government to come up with backup plan to breach dams. Judge faults gov’t plan to save Pacific NW salmon Associated Press The four dams on the lower Snake River, Lower Granite Dam, Little Goose Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, and Ice Harbor Dam, were originally built for…

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