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Columbia River

Goldendale Energy Storage project wins water quality OK

May 23, 2023, 5:58am Clark County News

The Washington Department of Ecology on Monday issued a water quality certification for the Goldendale Energy Storage project, a development that would generate up 1,200 megawatts of electricity from the Columbia River. Read story

The Columbia River will open for the retention of spring Chinook, beginning Friday, May 19, 2023, and last six days, Washington and Oregon officials agreed Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Spring chinook salmon fishing on Columbia River to open for 6 days beginning Friday

The Columbia River will open for the retention of spring Chinook, beginning Friday, May 19, 2023, and last six days, Washington and Oregon officials agreed Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

May 17, 2023, 3:11pm Latest News

Spring chinook salmon angling in the Columbia River will be open Friday through Wednesday with a chance of more fishing in late May or early June. Read story

The Columbia River slices between Oregon and Washington.

Fortune of Port of Vancouver, others depends on Columbia River’s flow

The Columbia River slices between Oregon and Washington.

April 5, 2023, 6:02am Business

There are many entities relying on the Columbia River. Some need it for life, others for transport. All are competing and working in conjunction to have their needs met. Read story

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

State: Limit eating sturgeon, lamprey caught in Columbia River

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

March 23, 2023, 5:22pm Clark County Health

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

Guide Shane Magnuson of Upper Columbia Guide Service took this spring Chinook while fishing Drano Lake last year.

Columbia River spring Chinook seasons announced

Guide Shane Magnuson of Upper Columbia Guide Service took this spring Chinook while fishing Drano Lake last year.

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