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Effort to tear down Eastern Oregon dam nears finish line after 40 years
Tribal project aims to restore 300 miles of waterway across the region
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Why are Columbia River steelhead having such a bad year?
The bottom has dropped out of the steelhead population this year, and the fish’s mysterious ocean life is making it harder to know why.
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Oregon Starts Killing Sea Lions At Willamette Falls
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has started killing sea lions below Willamette Falls to protect a fragile run of winter steelhead.
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US House Bill Says Killing Hungry Sea Lions Is Fair Game
The U.S. House approved a bipartisan bill Tuesday that makes it easier to kill or remove sea lions that threaten imperiled salmon.
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To Save Steelhead, Oregon Trucks Sea Lions From Willamette Falls To The Coast
Oregon wildlife managers are trapping sea lions at Willamette Falls and trucking them out to the coast in an effort to protect a very fragile run of steelhead.
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Gold And Copper Mining In The Rainy Shadow Of A Volcano
The Forest Service has given a Canadian company permission to explore for gold and copper in the shadow of Mount St. Helens.
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Sea Lions Put Willamette River Steelhead At Risk Of Extinction
Oregon officials say Willamette River steelhead are on the verge of extinction because they’re getting eaten by sea lions at Willamette Falls.
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Protecting Steamboat's Cold Waters For Summer Steelhead
Steamboat Creek supports one of the last runs of wild summer steelhead in the Northwest. Fishermen and conservationists want to keep it that way.