Salmon are legendary for their commitment to procreation. You know the drill: They wander the ocean before returning to rivers where they hatched, fire themselves upstream to spawn, and then drop dead ...
Feisty at the end of the rod and light and mellow at the center of the plate, silver or coho salmon have always been a symbol of the end of summer in Alaska. But, in the last several years, as tourism ...
A chum salmon in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. Salmon numbers are declining in some places due in part to climate change. Sylvain Cordier / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Chum salmon, the ...
Researchers have confirmed that salmon are spawning in an Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that at least some salmon species could be expanding to new territory as climate change reshapes their ...
Chum salmon, a species that has faltered in the Interior Alaska river systems, are now reproducing farther north in some North Slope rivers, researchers have confirmed. A University of Alaska ...
Pink and Chinook salmon reach spawning peak in Pierce County through October. Top viewing locations include Veteran’s Park, South Prairie Creek and Foothills Trail. WDFW urges respectful observation ...
It’s what drives CWCAP volunteers to show up, rain or shine, daily to Carkeek Park during salmon spawning season – answering countless questions from curious park visitors, and even strapping on ...
Sunlight flickered through bowing branches. As the sun hit moss-covered cliffs, steam rose that was so thick I thought it was coming from a campfire. Yellow leaves glowed over the hillside. To my ...
In August 2024, the Klamath River in Northern California flowed freely for the first time in over a century. The world’s largest dam removal project—demolishing four hydroelectric dams—marked a ...
KENWOOD — A female Chinook salmon swam steadily against the current in a shallow section of Sonoma Creek as several male fish splashed about behind her, jockeying for position, waiting for her to lay ...
SACRAMENTO — It's a stressful time for salmon in the American River as they are unable to swim upstream at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. The opening of the Nimbus Fish Hatchery's salmon ladder was ...