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Cold Water Connection Campaign Reopens Rivers for Olympic Peninsula Salmon and Steelhead

With $19 million in NOAA funds, nonprofit and tribal partners plan to remove 17 barriers blocking fish passage on critical spawning rivers originating in Olympic National Park, Washington.
February 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Washington coast coho migration (Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Wild Salmon Center) Washington coast coho migration (Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Wild Salmon Center)

New Funding Reinvigorates Efforts to Recover Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

With $27 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is supporting four major projects to bring threatened salmon and trout species back to Oregon’s Willamette River watershed.
January 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook Salmon (Photo: NOAA) Chinook Salmon (Photo: NOAA)

New Forest Conservation Plan is a First For Oregon, Benefiting Salmon and Steelhead

Port Blakely will improve fish passage and more while the forests also produce timber.
September 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
View of a partially cleared forest. A new habitat conservation plan covers about 30,000 acres of private forest in northwest Oregon. The HCP allows owner Port Blakely to harvest timber while benefiting species in the long-term. Credit: Port Blakely

NOAA Fisheries Recommends $106.1 Million in NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funding to Protect and Restore West Coast Salmon and Steelhead

Funding for 16 new and continuing programs and projects will support conservation efforts in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.
August 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Spawning Chinook salmon Wild chinook Salmon in Idaho. Credit: Shutterstock

South-Central California Coast Steelhead Maintain Threatened Listing Status

Prolonged drought and passage barriers reflect urgency of species recovery actions.
May 02, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Adult steelhead in shallow water South-Central California Steelhead – San Carpoforo Creek, San Luis Obispo County. Photo: Mark H. Capelli, NOAA Fisheries

Southern California Steelhead Maintain Endangered Listing Status

Sharp declines make southern steelhead runs the most critically endangered on the West Coast.
May 02, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Adult steelhead in shallow water viewed from above Southern California Steelhead – Mission Creek, Santa Barbara County. Photo: Mark H. Capelli, NOAA Fisheries

Endangered Species Act Reviews for Some Northwest Salmon and Steelhead Show Promise for Recovery

Second group of 5-year reviews reflect risk of climate change, floodplain development; recommend restoring spawning habitat.
October 21, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Coho salmon leaping upstream An Oregon Coast coho salmon leaps up Lake Creek Falls on a tributary of the Siuslaw River. A new 5-year review of Oregon Coast coho finds that recovery for the species is "within reach." Credit: Paul Jeffrey

Rebuilding Salmon and Steelhead in the Columbia River Basin

Final report charts a course towards healthy and harvestable populations
September 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Chinook salmon. Credit: NWFSC/John McMillan Chinook salmon. Credit: NWFSC/John McMillan

Roadway Runoff Known to Kill Coho Salmon also Affects Steelhead, Chinook Salmon

Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances and save fish.
August 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon

Interior Columbia and Snake River Salmon and Steelhead Maintain Listing Status

Review finds that the species face threats from climate change that require urgent action.
August 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Spawning Chinook salmon Wild chinook Salmon in Idaho. Credit: Shutterstock