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This site is an unfinished labor of love, not money. Maybe some day. Anyway, most of it works and has some very good information. Obviously, we could use some help. If you would like to help, anything from web developers to community volunteers, please email us.

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Sockeye's success near Osoyoos is a miracle in the desert July 8, 2008, 3:54 am PDT 15 hours, 3 minutes ago Of all the places least likely to see a revival of wild salmon, the southern Okanagan must top the list. There, in Canada's only desert, where summer temperatures routinely make Osoyoos the national hot spot and lake waters warm to 24 degrees, conditions seem ideal for rattlesna …

Salmon on the Columbia: See you in court July 7, 2008, 5:57 am PDT 1 day, 13 hours ago The federal agencies are back for a fifth round in federal court, still cooking up very strained arguments for minimal efforts to save the fish. Two things might change the impasse: a new case for saving dams due to climate change, and the bestirring of Congress.

A recipe for wild salmon July 6, 2008, 12:22 pm PDT 2 days, 6 hours ago The recipe for bringing back wild salmon is simple - ample cold, clean water; access to spawning and rearing areas; and abundant supplies of food. It's not complicated, but it will require a sustained commitment from everyone who values wild, local salmon.

Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana July 6, 2008, 4:49 am PDT 2 days, 14 hours ago The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for the nation's largest private landowner to convert hundreds of thousands of acres of mountain forestland to residential subdivisions. The deal was struck behind closed doors between Mark E.

An ill wind is blowing for world's biggest salmon-farm company July 6, 2008, 4:48 am PDT 2 days, 14 hours ago It's been a tempestuous year for global salmon-farming powerhouse Marine Harvest Group. The Oslo-based company is the biggest player on the salmon farming scene.

Divers inspect chemical-loaded train cars in Thompson River July 4, 2008, 5:11 am PDT 4 days, 13 hours ago Divers spent Wednesday morning inspecting two rail cars loaded with chemicals that landed in the Thompson River after a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed Tuesday evening near the B.C.

Escaped salmon pose threat to wild stock July 4, 2008, 5:10 am PDT 4 days, 13 hours ago Tens of thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon escaped from their pen into an inlet off the B.C. coast, a fish farm company said yesterday.

Where the Farmed Things Are July 4, 2008, 5:06 am PDT 4 days, 13 hours ago Some 30,000 farmed Atlantic salmon have escaped from their pen off the coast of British Columbia into the Pacific Ocean. Farmed salmon can harm wild salmon stocks -- which are already declining on the west coast -- by competing with them for food as well as spreading disease.

Salmon is keystone species for region July 4, 2008, 4:59 am PDT 4 days, 13 hours ago Besides supporting fishermen, salmon is a keystone species in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, supporting wildlife from birds to bears and orcas. A crash could cripple dependent creatures. Mary Ruckelshaus, a federal biologist with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Sea …

Alaska's sick salmon July 4, 2008, 4:56 am PDT 4 days, 14 hours ago With a sickening thud, another hefty and handsome salmon lands in the waste barrel, headed for the dogs. "See, it's all of the biggest, best-looking fish," said Pat Moore, waving a stogie at the pile of discards. "It breaks my heart. My dogs cannot eat all that.

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