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Capitol Lake in Olympia began as a picturesque reflecting pond has filled with sediment and deteriorated into a shallow haven for invasive species. It's future is now at the center of a debate and the subject of a new study by the state.
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Local tribes are calling on the memory of legendary civil rights activist Billy Frank Jr. to rev up the fight for salmon recovery. They met in Tulalip…
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It’s been nearly 20 years since the federal government listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The fish inhabit…
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The state agency charged with leading the restoration of Puget Sound says it cannot meet its inaugural goal of recovering the ecosystem by 2020.That’s one…
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Communities around Puget Sound have invested about $150 million over the past two decades to clean up the water and improve habitat for endangered salmon.…
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Diners were likely to get duped 67 percent of the time when ordering salmon in restaurants out of season, a survey says. Much of the deception involved farmed salmon passed off as more expensive wild.
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Fisheries experts say the return of chinook salmon to the Columbia River may not quite break records this fall as expected.Last year’s run of nearly 1.3…
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. – New research has found that a hatchery using wild salmon to spawn the next generation can help rebuild endangered salmon runs without…