Chinook salmon were once abundant in the North Yuba River in California’s Sierra Nevada. But since 1941, they’ve been kept out of the chilly, clear waters by the Englebright Dam. Now, for the first ...

California's fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or ...

Several months after the start of a pilot program aiming to restore salmon runs in California’s Sierra County, Chinook salmon can be found in the North Yuba River “for the first time in close ...

The dam removal project began in 2020 along the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border. The watershed supports one of the largest salmon runs in the country; however, dam construction since ...

Chinook salmon, also known as "king salmon," is the largest and most valuable of all Pacific salmon species. (Photo by Conrad Gowell via Native Fish Society) (CN) — Conservation groups filed a lawsuit ...

Chinook salmon, also known as “king salmon,” are the largest of all Pacific salmon. Once abundant throughout the river basins of the Pacific Northwest, Chinook salmon populations have declined to a ...

California’s Chinook salmon population continues to decline, prompting concerns over a possible third consecutive closure of ...

But Chinook salmon disappeared from the waterway after ... including along the Klamath River, the largest dam removal in U.S. history. However, unlike the Klamath River, there are no plans to ...

Four national and local wildlife conservation nonprofits sued the National Marine Fisheries Service Tuesday for allegedly failing to make Endangered Species Act protection decisions when they were ...

The young spring-run Chinook salmon are part of a pilot project that ... the Klamath River in California and Oregon as part of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history.