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.

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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

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ODFW ARTICLE

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The federal government is sending Central Oregon $4M to help restore native salmon and steelhead runs in the Deschutes River Basin. Learn more via OPB here.

READ THE ORIGINAL OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ARTICLE HERE

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