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  • A celebration of Cascadia: A review of Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest

    A celebration of Cascadia: A review of Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest

    Open Spaces: Voices from the Northwest doesn't quite work as an anthology, but it features some intimate and thoughtful writing about the Pacific Northwest.

    by Gretchen Legler, Dec 12, 2011
  • Sedimentation is a building problem in the West's reservoirs

    Sedimentation is a building problem in the West's reservoirs

    The West's reservoirs are waging a constant battle against rising levels of sediment.

    by Matt Weiser, Apr 19, 2011
  • Siltation expert: We need more dams

    Siltation expert: We need more dams

    George Annandale, a siltation expert, says the West needs more dams to satisfy its thirst.

    by Paul Larmer, Apr 17, 2011
  • Dam removal for dummies

    Dam removal for dummies

    A how-to guide to free-flowing rivers, with illustrations from Oregon's recently removed Gold Ray Dam.

    by Nick Neely, Nov 08, 2010
  • Obama disappoints when it comes to salmon

    Obama disappoints when it comes to salmon

    The latest Columbia and Snake river salmon plan largely ratified the Bush administration's inadequate approach.

    by Michael Blumm, Oct 13, 2009
  • Revival or dam-nation?

    Revival or dam-nation?

    The push for alternative power could spawn a rush for small hydropower projects in the Northwest.

    by Joshua Zaffos, Jul 31, 2009
  • Columbia Basin (Political) Science

    Columbia Basin (Political) Science

    Some fisheries scientists and environmentalists say the Bonneville Power Administration has had an unhealthy influence on salmon research in the Northwest.

    by Steve Hawley , Apr 13, 2009

  • Primer 4: Water

    Former HCN publisher concludes that those who live in the West must accept its unpredictability.

    by Ed Marston, Apr 16, 2008

  • A watershed proposal

    Colorado's only wild and scenic river may be harnessed for a water storage project.

    by James Yearling, Oct 19, 2007

  • Pipe dreams

    Leaky irrigation ditches in Washington’s Methow Valley have made the desert bloom, at the expense of endangered salmon.

    by Eve Rickert, Aug 06, 2007
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