Last Friday, EPA announced that it is initiating review of the proposed mining of the Pebble deposit in Alaska under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, a little-used part of the CWA that allows EPA to “veto” Section 404 permits issued by the Army Corps of Engineers. As we briefly discussed over on Graham
Elwha Dam Removal Update, February 2014: What Remains of the Dams?
It has been a while since my last dam removal update, and there is a lot to report. At the one year mark (September 2012), the lower dam had already been removed. Since that time, the area surrounding the dam has continued to be re-vegetated and the difference between September 2011 and September 2013
Wild Fish Conservancy Sends 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue the Department of Fish and Widlife Over Agency Practice of Planting Hatchery Steelhead in Puget Sound Rivers
Late last week, the Wild Fish Conservancy sent notice of intent to sue under the federal Endangered Species Act to the members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, alleging that WDFW’s longtime Chambers Creek steelhead hatchery program violates Section 9 of the ESA by causing take of Puget Sound Chinook, Puget Sound steelhead, and
Recent Developments in Acoustic Telemetry Studies of Salmonid Migration–Geeky Science Stuff Friday
I’ve read a couple fascinating studies applying acoustic telemetry to salmonid migration here in the Pacific Northwest, and thought those would be good to share for a Friday morning link dump:
First, and filed under geeky science stuff, ecologists from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have published a paper detailing their