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One Quick Question: The Pebble Mine, salmon, and the future of Bristol Bay | |||
What toll did recent flooding take on Whatcom鈥檚 salmon? | Salmon may live underwater, but they are not immune to damage from the flooding that has inundated Whatcom County in recent days, according to local salmon experts and advocates. 鈥淪almon are adapted to high flows, and it鈥檚 actually a pretty important part of their life cycle,鈥 said James鈥 |
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Pair of Western Graduate Students Awarded Northwest Climate Center Research Fellowships | |||
Kings, coho, pinks coming back strong | The region鈥檚 lack of snowpack, including record lows in portions of the Cascades, means less runoff followed by shallower river levels and higher than average summer water temperatures, experts say. 鈥冣淚t鈥檚 bad news for salmon,鈥 said James Helfield, associate professor of environmental鈥 |