Milner Dam will release more water, increasing to 1,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) on June 15th bumping to 3,000 cfs on the 16th. This increase in flow will keep up until July 11th.
The Idaho public will get a chance to participate in a public meeting focused on the restoration of salmon. The Governor's Salmon Workgroup is scheduled to meet next week on September 20, in Lewiston at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Regional Office
Idaho Gov. Brad Little told a salmon and steelhead recovery group Friday it should focus on achievable goals that can bolster the state's struggling fish populations.
The Idaho Steelheads force a game five in their series with the Tulsa Oilers, avoiding a Tulsa sweep with a 4-2 win Wednesday night. Game 5 is in Boise Friday.
Authorities have released recovery plans for federally protected Snake River chinook salmon and steelhead with the goal of making sure each species is self-sustaining in the wild
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is set to vote on a proposal to allow catch-and-keep steelhead fisheries on the Snake, Salmon and Little Salmon rivers and on the Clearwater River and its north, south and middle forks.
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A bill has been introduced in Congress that seeks to prevent the breaching of four Snake River dams in eastern Washington state.
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Fisheries managers are predicting this year's return of steelhead to the Snake River and its tributaries will be the lowest in about two decades.
AHSAHKA, Idaho (AP) — Officials in northern Idaho say about 200 federally protected adult steelhead have died in the North Fork of the Clearwater River, apparently after sustaining injuries at a Dworshak Dam turbine.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say changes in how dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers are operated are needed to improve migratory conditions for protected runs of Snake River chinook salmon and steelhead.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities want to add more hatchery-raised fish to the 28 Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act.