High Country News

The education of Dr. Jane Lubchenco

The author reviews the career of outgoing NOAA director Jane Lubchenco and sees a glimmer of hope for salmon, thanks to a new stakeholder process.

by Paul VanDevelder, Feb 26, 2013
Fighting development in floodplains

Conservationists challenge insurance program that harms salmon and other endangered species.

by Lisa Stiffler/InvestigateWest, Jan 04, 2013
Salmon must have water in the Klamath and Trinity rivers

Fish, not dams, deserve priority.

by Leonard Masten, Dec 04, 2012
Kayaking memories on the White Salmon River

Will all of a kayaker's memories of Washington's White Salmon River change once the river changes, now that Condit Dam is gone?

by Mike Barenti, May 24, 2012
Follow-up

Judge Dee Benson reconsiders the Norton-Leavitt 2003 wilderness settlement; New Mexico’s Otero Mesa back on the oil and gas auction block; former NOAA administrator James Lecky accused of doctoring science in controversial biological opinion

by Matt Jenkins, Aug 22, 2005
Cows versus condos -- Northwest style

Some say that Washington’s Forests and Fish rules could be so hard on small timber farms that the owners are likely to sell out to development, to the detriment of salmon and other wildlife

by Lissa James, May 16, 2005
In the Washington woods, managers face a catch-22

The Forests and Fish plan was supposed to help both salmon and the timber industry in Washington State, but clauses in the agreement may tilt it against wildlife

by Lissa James, May 16, 2005
The Snake River, unplugged

The Nez Perce Tribe says that salmon-killing dams -- such as the three in Hells Canyon whose licenses are up for renewal this year – amount to an illegal "taking" of the tribe’s guaranteed right to fish

by Rachel Odell, Sep 05, 2005
The logging town of Darrington, Wash., fights to save a fire lookout

A lawsuit raises questions about how far environmentalists should go to keep wilderness 'untrammeled.'

by Nathan Rice, Jan 24, 2012
Watch the river flow

Farmers and conservationists have reached a settlement that allows water to flow in California’s San Joaquin River, home to the Friant Dam

by Allison Gerfin, Jul 24, 2006