Results for keyword: Salmon
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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 -
Small tribe in Idaho weighs big water deal
The Nez Perce tribe is close to a major water-rights settlement with Idaho and the federal government, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea for the tribe or for endangered salmon.
by Ray Ring, Mar 07, 2005 -
The political science of salmon non-recovery, 101
The writer rips a federal plan, calling it more about bureaucratic correctness than saving salmon from extinction
by Paul VanDevelder, Nov 01, 2004 -
Dams will stand, salmon be damned
The Bush administration’s new salmon plan treats dams as a natural part of the landscape, and sees a recovery plan as more important than actual species recovery
by Rebecca Clarren, Oct 11, 2004 -
Failure of leadership, not a lack of water, dooms the Klamath River
Only the federal government can find away to protect both salmon and farmers in the Northwest’s Klamath River watershed
by Tim Holt, Sep 13, 2004 -
King of Fish, Slave to Man
In King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon, David Montgomery documents the death of Atlantic salmon, and points out that the same threats and challenges face salmon recovery around the world
by Joshua Zaffos, Jul 19, 2004 -
Property-rights lawyers score one against wild salmon
NOAA Fisheries is drafting new regulations that will allow hatchery-raised fish to be counted along with wild salmon and steelhead, a move that property-rights lawyers hope will take the species off the endangered list
by Ray Ring, May 24, 2004 -
Who can argue with equality for all salmon?
The writer praises the government for its ingenious solution to the problem of too few native fish
by Pepper Trail, May 17, 2004 -
Permanent life support is no substitute for a native land
The writer says hatchery salmon are to wild salmon as feedlot steers are to free-roaming bison
by John Krist, May 10, 2004 -
Salmon get a break from pesticides
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour bans the use of 38 pesticides near streams that host endangered runs of salmon and steelhead in Washington, Oregon and California
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 16, 2004
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