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State: Limit eating sturgeon, lamprey caught in Columbia River

March 23, 2023, 5:22pm Clark County Health Updated 7 hours ago

The Washington State Department of Health recommended on Thursday to limit eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the Columbia River due to detected levels of contamination. Read story

Columbia River spring Chinook seasons announced

February 22, 2023, 6:42pm Latest News

The states of Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday the spring Chinook seasons for the mainstem Columbia River, and they are very similar to last year. Read story

There are many culprits that contribute toward declining sturgeon populations. Bonneville Dam operations and predation from Steller sea lions contribute significant impacts, according to officials. There could also be influences from climate change, prey availability, contaminants and even thiamine deficiencies.

Sturgeon numbers sinking in Columbia River

There are many culprits that contribute toward declining sturgeon populations. Bonneville Dam operations and predation from Steller sea lions contribute significant impacts, according to officials. There could also be influences from climate change, prey availability, contaminants and even thiamine deficiencies.

February 1, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Sturgeon in the lower Columbia River aren’t facing extinction but may face the risk of becoming a dwindling population if current trends persist. Read story

Michael Johnson photographed with his partner, Joyce, in the 1990s.

Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identifies man in 1998 cold case

Michael Johnson photographed with his partner, Joyce, in the 1990s.

January 17, 2023, 2:33pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a body found 24 years ago in the Columbia River near Vancouver as that of a missing California man. Read story

When you spot animal tracks, said Conley, analyze them closely and ask detailed questions: How large are they? How many digits are there? What direction do they seem to be headed?

‘Trackers’ hunt for animal clues along Columbia River in Vancouver

When you spot animal tracks, said Conley, analyze them closely and ask detailed questions: How large are they? How many digits are there? What direction do they seem to be headed?

November 19, 2022, 8:40pm Clark County News

It may have looked like a pleasant, sunny stroll through some riverside wetlands. In reality, Saturday morning’s outing was a crime-scene investigation, as 15 sharp-eyed folks participated in a city-sponsored “Following the Tracks” walk between Vancouver’s Water Resources Education Center and the Columbia River. Read story

More than 70 percent of salmon and steelhead populations are not keeping pace with recovery goals, and some are in crisis of fading altogether, according to a 2020 report from State of Salmon in Watersheds. Salmon runs in the Columbia River are at their lowest abundance in 10 years — a stark contrast from their peak 10 to 16 million population.

National report details ways to boost fish recovery in Columbia, Snake rivers

More than 70 percent of salmon and steelhead populations are not keeping pace with recovery goals, and some are in crisis of fading altogether, according to a 2020 report from State of Salmon in Watersheds. Salmon runs in the Columbia River are at their lowest abundance in 10 years — a stark contrast from their peak 10 to 16 million population.

October 11, 2022, 7:54pm Clark County News

Local leaders and researchers are finding new solutions to an old problem: helping endangered salmon and steelhead species across the Columbia River Basin. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishing report, Sept. 26-Oct. 2

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

October 5, 2022, 5:06pm Outdoors

Flight count from Saturday, Oct. 1 on lower Columbia River. Read story

The Storedahl Gravel Pit and the old Ridgefield Pits, seen in February 2000, where the East Fork Lewis River has been severely altered, affecting the river downstream in profound ways.

Grants awarded to East Fork Lewis River restoration project

The Storedahl Gravel Pit and the old Ridgefield Pits, seen in February 2000, where the East Fork Lewis River has been severely altered, affecting the river downstream in profound ways.

September 29, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Fresh off the success of its Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge habitat restoration project, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership has set its sights on another historic project. This time, the organization is focusing on the East Fork Lewis River, specifically, the Ridgefield Pits — an area encompassing nine abandoned pit… Read story

Shari Phiel/The Columbian The U.S. Coast Guard has begun efforts to lift the Alert from the Columbia River, where it sunk in November. After crews spent Saturday pumping water from the vessel, most of the ship could now be seen above the water line. (shari phiel/The Columbian)

Columbia River sunken ship Alert rises after crews pump water from hull

Shari Phiel/The Columbian The U.S. Coast Guard has begun efforts to lift the Alert from the Columbia River, where it sunk in November. After crews spent Saturday pumping water from the vessel, most of the ship could now be seen above the water line. (shari phiel/The Columbian)

September 24, 2022, 4:49pm Clark County News

The U.S. Coast Guard made progress Saturday in its efforts to raise the Alert, one of two vessels that sank near the Interstate 5 Bridge. For the first time since the ship sank in November, most of it was now above water. Previously, only the ship’s mast and some of… Read story

A partially submerged boat sticks out of the Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, as seen from the I-5 Bridge near Hayden Island. Crews are working on removing the vessel.

Crews work to raise wrecks out of Columbia River

A partially submerged boat sticks out of the Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, as seen from the I-5 Bridge near Hayden Island. Crews are working on removing the vessel.

September 20, 2022, 7:59pm Clark County News

Work to remove two derelict vessels from the Columbia River near Hayden Island continued Tuesday Read story