
Behind the Scenes of Big Policy
Ever wonder why it’s so complicated to manage our natural resources and gain traction in habitat recovery? Who is to blame? How do we effectively engage in processes that may

Recent Fish Numbers Show Interesting Trends
Returns of spring Chinook and steelhead remained low in 2020 in the Wenatchee, Entiat, Methow, and Okanogan (Figure 1). A total of 1,554 spring Chinook (639 natural-origin and 915 hatchery-origin)

Relocating Beavers to Help Upper Columbia Streams
Written by Michael Dello Russo, Trout Unlimited We all learned the basics of the water cycle, likely in grade school. But in case you’ve forgotten the lesson from all those

Positive Impact of Wildfire on Chinook Habitat
There is no secret wildfire has catastrophic impacts on the landscape, but did you know it can have some positive effects to? We recently interviewed Rebecca Flitcroft, Research Fisheries Biologist

An Interview From the Past Tells a Story
Former Okanogan County Commissioner, Bud Hover, and current Okanogan County Commissioner, Andy Hover (father and son) both have a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the Upper Columbia region’s

Seeing Salmon Goes Virtual
Ever wonder where to go to actually SEE salmon in the wild? We recently turned our popular “Seeing Salmon, 12 Local Spots From Leavenworth to Oroville” into a web page: