Columbia River

On Friday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that another section of the coast has been opened for razor clam harvesting. Razor clamming is now open from Tillamook Head, south of Seaside, to the California border ...

Federal defendants in the litigation on biological opinion for salmon and steelhead final environmental impact statement are seeking to dismiss irrigators' claim. Columbia Snake River Irrigation Association Representative Darryl Olsen said the defendants are claiming the irrigators wouldn't be harmed by anything in the environmental impact statement. "That is blatantly false. ...

Washington Senator Patty Murray as well as eastern Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers and western Oregon’s Peter DeFazio recently led a bipartisan letter to the Biden administration asking the president to prioritize the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty.  Lawmakers ...

Last week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the opening of the central coast for razor clam harvesting. Razor clam harvesting is now open from Cape Lookout, south of Netart's Bay, to the California border ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced that the treatment season for Spartina will start June 1st and run through November. The WSDA’s Hector Castro, said Spartina is a very aggressive invasive weed that spreads quickly, particularly in areas on the coast and near water. ...

Over the weekend, Washington lawmakers approved a two-year state capital budget, House Bill 1080. Several farm focused projects across the state will get funding in the upcoming biennium, including: $4.2 million for Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District $300,000 for the Selah-Moxee Irrigation District $235,000 for the Yakima Valley Fair in Grandview $5 Million in Funding for East Low 22 ... Read

On Monday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the opening of recreational razor clam harvesting from the south jetty of Coos Bay to Cape Arago. According to ODA, recent shellfish samples taken from the area indicate levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have fallen below the alert level for two consecutive sampling weeks ...

The Pacific Fishery Management Council will soon release a proposed 2021 salmon fisheries package that could include limits on some opportunities. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Kyle Adicks said this annual conversation focuses on meeting conservation objectives. “This year ...

A western Washington fish hatchery said it will stop importing steelhead trout from the Columbia River and instead rely on native fish. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife said last week using fish from the region helps maintain genetic diversity of steelhead trout in the Skykomish River near the community of Index about 60 miles northeast of Seattle ...

On Friday, the federal government released it’s Final Environmental Impact Statement regarding the four lower Snake River dams. In the report, the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and BPA called for spilling more water over the dams at strategic times to help fish migrate faster. The ...