Conservationists have been pushing for the Oregon Chinook salmon to be added to the endangered species list and, as of Dec. 4, federal wildlife officials have decided the answer is ‘no’. Learn more here.

SEE THE ORIGINAL STATESMAN JOURNAL ARTICLE HERE

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In 1912, hydroelectric dams blocked the migration of Chinook salmon to Klamath Basin. Just months after the dam’s removal, a fall Chinook run has returned. Learn more about it here.

READ THE KTVZ ARTICLE HERE

OPB ARTICLE 

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