Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! Fish is a high-quality lean protein, and chances are, you’re not eating enough of it. The American Heart Association and our Dietary Guidelines recommend eating two servings of seafood a […]
“Oh man, you’ve just been eaten by catfish,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife interpreter Molly Shea told 6-year-old Sebastian Alvarez after he spun the salmon wheel of survival for a tenth time on Sunday afternoon. Each spin, and the number it landed on, represented another possibility in a salmon’s “tough life,” explained Shea. Salmon […]
When a truck carrying over 100,000 salmon crashed and overturned in Oregon, it might have spelled disaster for the fish aboard, which were intended to replenish local populations in the Imnaha River. But in a miraculous twist of fortune, over 70,000 of the fish landed in a nearby creek and are expected to survive. The […]
When a tanker crashes on the highway, it usually spills its cargo all over the roadway causing backups for miles as traffic holds up during the cleanup. In Oregon, however, one tanker crash spilled its precious cargo into a river, which was actually the only place that could keep its load safe and sound. That’s […]
Copco, California — The Yurok Tribe has been tied to the Klamath River in Northern California, and the abundant salmon that once swam through it, for 10,000 years. “One of our oldest stories talks about the connection between us and the river and the salmon in it,” said Frankie Myers, a member of the tribe. […]
As many as hundreds of thousands of newly hatched Chinook salmon released into the Klamath River have died due to “gas bubble disease” caused by extreme changes in water pressure. The young salmon fry were released amid the largest dam removal project in US history along the 257-mile-long river, which flows across Oregon and California. […]
A large number of around 830,000 salmon fry released into Northern California’s Klamath River are believed to have died after suffering gas bubble disease, state wildlife officials said Monday. The condition is caused by a severe change in pressure. It happened as the fish went through the Iron Gate Dam tunnel, the California Department of […]
Mar. 3—Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced an investment of $27 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help support recovery efforts for Pacific salmon populations. The federal funds are available due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Wyden said the investment builds on several projects […]
Feb. 23—WASHINGTON — At the White House on Friday, leaders from four Northwest tribes, along with the governors of Washington and Oregon, signed a major agreement intended to restore salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin. The deal, announced in December, stops litigation over the federal hydropower system on the Columbia and Snake rivers for […]
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. The plan, announced in December, stopped short of calling for the removal of four controversial dams on […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. The plan, announced in December, stopped short of calling for the removal […]
Giada De Laurentiis has a satisfying and simple recipe that’s perfect for busy nights. She just shared her recipe for One-Pan Salmon with Artichokes and Sundried Tomatoes, which is elegant enough to share with company if need be, but won’t cause a build up of even more dishes during the busy weeknights. On Jan 17, […]