New Private Forest HCP To Benefit Clackamas, Molalla Salmon, Steelhead
A recently approved habitat conservation plan for private timberlands in the Clackamas and Molalla River basins east of Portland is being called a first of its kind for Oregon and is expected to result in improved Chinook, coho and steelhead habitat.
Grizzly Reintroduction Into North Cascades Appears To Be Moving Again
Federal governments on both sides of the North Cascades appear to be moving forward more seriously now with plans to reintroduce grizzly bears in the rugged border-straddling range.
DOI Announces Support, Funding For Tribal Efforts To Restore Upper Columbia Salmon
An agreement between the federal government and Northeast Washington tribes will “fund efforts to test the feasibility of, and ultimately to reintroduce salmon in blocked habitats” of the Upper Columbia River.