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Council Approves $500,000 for Fish Screen and Hatchery Maintenance

June 18, 2020
John Harrison

The expenditure is for work outside routine maintenance needs and comes partly from savings in other projects in the Council's fish and wildlife program.

Ceremony Honors Groundbreaking For Umatilla Tribes' Long Awaited Walla Walla Salmon Hatchery

January 13, 2020
John Harrison

Planning that began in the late 1980s finally is over and construction can begin on a spring Chinook hatchery on the South Fork Walla Walla River that will be operated by the Umatilla Tribe.

New Collection Facility Improves Passage for Salmon and Steelhead on Oregon's North Fork Santiam River

September 24, 2019
John Harrison

Hatchery fish are collected, and wild fish are released in an effort to help rebuild threatened species of Willamette River Chinook and winter steelhead

Hatcheries and Wild Salmon: Results From Nearly 30 Years of Study

May 10, 2016
John Harrison

Researchers in Idaho find hatcheries can help stabilize a declining salmon population, but not permanently.

Spokane Tribal Hatchery Audit Will Be a Template for Others

July 16, 2015
John Harrison

A recent assessment of the Spokane Tribal Hatchery, which raises trout and kokanee for release into Lake Roosevelt behind Grand Coulee Dam, will serve as a template for similar audits that the Council and the Bonneville Power Administration want to

Issues For Next Fish And Wildlife Program Include Dams, Hatcheries, Invasive Species

December 18, 2013
John Harrison

A controversy for the Council: Hatchery impacts on wild fish

November 14, 2013
Carol Winkel

Council approves first step toward new Walla Walla Spring Chinook hatchery

October 08, 2013
John Harrison

New hatchery will boost production of iconic Snake River sockeye salmon

June 19, 2012
John Harrison

The Council has recommended construction of a new hatchery to boost production of Snake River sockeye salmon, an endangered species, and continue a long-term effort to rebuild the population to naturally spawning, self-sustaining levels.

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Council Approves $500,000 for Fish Screen and Hatchery Maintenance

Ceremony Honors Groundbreaking For Umatilla Tribes' Long Awaited Walla Walla Salmon Hatchery

New Collection Facility Improves Passage for Salmon and Steelhead on Oregon's North Fork Santiam River

Hatcheries and Wild Salmon: Results From Nearly 30 Years of Study

Spokane Tribal Hatchery Audit Will Be a Template for Others

Issues For Next Fish And Wildlife Program Include Dams, Hatcheries, Invasive Species

A controversy for the Council: Hatchery impacts on wild fish

Council approves first step toward new Walla Walla Spring Chinook hatchery

New hatchery will boost production of iconic Snake River sockeye salmon

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