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BIZARRE: Snake river - What They Never Told You

Wyoming reopened a blocked stream and cut non-native brook trout by 97%; native Snake River cutthroat trout then jumped more than 14-fold in just 3 years

In Wyoming, a stream known as Game Creek has observed an increase in native Snake River cutthroat trout. After a culvert blocking fish movement was replaced, cutthroat trout returned to the stream naturally. By 2024, surveys recorded a significant increase from just five cutthroat trout in 2021 to seventy-two. The…

The Economic Times · Oct 19

Idaho riverfront mansion heads to no-reserve auction at $3.86M asking price

A sprawling Idaho estate with sweeping Snake River views is taking an unusual route to its next owner. A news report by PR Newswire states that after previously being offered for $3.86 million, the 5.3-acre riverfront property in American Falls will be sold without reserve on September 17, 2026, with…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon

The Independent UK · Feb 26

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This Activist Push To Destroy Dams Won't Save Fish—but It Will Waste Resources

Some politicians and environmentalists want to tear down Snake River dams in Washington state, even though they generate tons of electricity.

Reason · Sep 4, 2024

US government, for the 1st time, details how Northwest dams devastated the region’s Native tribes

The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024

Leaked document says US is willing to build replacement energy projects in case dams are breached

In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Preserving wildlife and a way of life

Through an intersection of bipartisan interest and once-in-a-generation federal funding, we may finally have a chance to end the spiral toward extinction of salmon, orcas that feed on salmon and the cultures of tribal nations who consider the salmon their first food.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023

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Yellowstone, petrified watermelon, rock art: These 15,000-year-old rocks tell Idaho’s past

As Nichole Schwend weaves through the basalt rocks that litter Celebration Park, she points to faint engravings on the dark desert rocks and asks visitors what they see.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

Report: Benefits of dams must be replaced before breaching

The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the Snake River must be replaced before the dams can be breached to save endangered salmon runs

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Anglers smash Idaho sturgeon record with rare catch at Snake River reservoir near Boise

A Utah couple landed a sturgeon last week that handily broke the Idaho state record by several inches, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed

The Biden administration has released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Replacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions

A new report says the benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

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